buckbean

/ ˈbʌkˌbiːn /

noun

a marsh plant, Menyanthes trifoliata , with white or pink flowers: family Menyanthaceae Also calledbogbean

Infusum menyanthis, L. From the herb or root of buckbean or marsh trefoil (Menyanthes trifoliata).

Indeed, it is a lovely plant; it is the buckbean or marshtrefoil, and generally grows in some boggy spot, such as this.

The fringed buckbean (villarsia) is said to be an inhabitant of these brooks.

The Buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata) is very seldom used, on account of its bitterness.

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