buck bean

noun

a bog plant, Menyanthes trifoliata, of the gentian family, having narrow clusters of white or pink flowers.

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Also called bogbean, marsh trefoil.

Origin of buck bean

1570–80; earlier buckes bean, translation of Dutch boksboon

Words nearby buck bean

Buchner funnel, buchu, buck, buck and wing, buckaroo, buck bean, buckboard, bucked, buckeen, bucker, bucket
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Example sentences from the Web for buck bean

  • In the next meadow they came upon beds of Menyanthes—an ugly name, and its common one of buck-bean is not much better.

    Happy Days for Boys and Girls|Various

British Dictionary definitions for buck bean

buckbean
/ (ˈbʌkˌbiːn) /

noun

a marsh plant, Menyanthes trifoliata, with white or pink flowers: family MenyanthaceaeAlso called: bogbean
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