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a bog plant, Menyanthes trifoliata, of the gentian family, having narrow clusters of white or pink flowers. Also called bogbean, marsh trefoil.[1570-80; earlier buckes bean, trans. of D boksboon]
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buck bean — buck′ bean n. pln a bog plant, Menyanthes trifoliata, of the gentian family, having narrow clusters of white or pink flowers • Etymology: 1570–80 … From formal English to slang
Buck bean — buckbean uckbean, Buck bean Buck bean (b[=e]n ). (Bot.) A perennial plant ({Menyanthes trifoliata}) of Europe and America which grows in moist and boggy places, having racemes of white, reddish, or purplish flowers and intensely bitter… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buck bean — a bog plant, Menyanthes trifoliata, of the gentian family, having narrow clusters of white or pink flowers. Also called bogbean, marsh trefoil. [1570 80; earlier buckes bean, trans. of D boksboon] * * * buck bean, a perennial bog herb of the… … Useful english dictionary
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bog bean — buckbean uckbean, Buck bean Buck bean (b[=e]n ). (Bot.) A perennial plant ({Menyanthes trifoliata}) of Europe and America which grows in moist and boggy places, having racemes of white, reddish, or purplish flowers and intensely bitter… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bog bean — bog bean, = buck bean. (Cf. ↑buck bean) … Useful english dictionary
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