bogbean

American

[bog-been, bawg-] / ˈbɒgˌbin, ˈbɔg- /

noun

buck bean.

bogbean British

/ ˈbɒɡˌbiːn /

noun

another name for buckbean

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Etymology

Origin of bogbean

First recorded in 1785–95; bog ¹ + bean

Example Sentences

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Peruvian bark, wormwoods, artemisia maritima, artemisia absynthium, worm-seed, artemisia santonicum, chamomile, anthemis nobilis, tansey tanacetum, bogbean, menyanthes trifoliata, centaury, gentiana centaurium, gentian, gentiana lutea, artichoke-leaves, cynara scolymus, hop, humulus lupulus.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

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