buckbean

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buckbean

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Alteration of bogbean.

noun buckbeans · buck-bean · buck bean

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

    Similar: bogbean, bog-bean, bog bean, marsh trefoil

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noun Menyanthes trifoliata

DeutschFieberklee
Русскийва́хта váxta

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@misc{buckbean_2026,
  title = {buckbean},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/buckbean},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}