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buckbean
/ ˈbʌkˌbiːn /
noun
- a marsh plant, Menyanthes trifoliata , with white or pink flowers: family Menyanthaceae Also calledbogbean
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Infusum menyanthis, L. From the herb or root of buckbean or marsh trefoil (Menyanthes trifoliata).
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Indeed, it is a lovely plant; it is the buckbean or marshtrefoil, and generally grows in some boggy spot, such as this.
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The fringed buckbean (villarsia) is said to be an inhabitant of these brooks.
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The Buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata) is very seldom used, on account of its bitterness.
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