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buckbean

buckbean noun: a plant of species Menyanthes trifoliata, with racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine.

buckbean: a plant of species Menyanthes trifoliata, with racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely...
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Noun

buckbean (countable and uncountable, plural buckbeans)

  1. A plant of species Menyanthes trifoliata, with racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine.

Synonyms of buckbean

Forms of buckbean

pluralbuckbeans
alternative formbuck-bean
alternative formbuck bean

Origin of buckbean

Alteration of bogbean.

Questions about buckbean

What does buckbean mean?
Buckbean means a plant of species Menyanthes trifoliata, with racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine.
What part of speech is buckbean?
Buckbean is a noun.
What is the plural of buckbean?
The plural of buckbean is buckbeans.

Words near buckbean in the dictionary

  1. buckaroonie
  2. buckaroonies
  3. buckaroos
  4. buckayro
  5. buckayros
  6. buckbean
  7. buckbeans
  8. buckberries
  9. buckberry
  10. buckboard
  11. buckboards

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