buck bean
noun
a bog plant, Menyanthes trifoliata, of the gentian family, having narrow clusters of white or pink flowers.
Also called
bogbean,
marsh trefoil.
Origin of buck bean
1570–80; earlier
buckes bean, translation of Dutch
boksboon
Words nearby buck bean
buchner,
buchner funnel,
buchu,
buck,
buck and wing,
buck bean,
buck fever,
buck for,
buck moth,
buck passer,
buck rabbit
Example sentences from the Web for buckbean
Indeed, it is a lovely plant; it is the buckbean or marshtrefoil, and generally grows in some boggy spot, such as this.
Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children |W. HoughtonInfusum menyanthis, L. From the herb or root of buckbean or marsh trefoil (Menyanthes trifoliata).
The Buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata) is very seldom used, on account of its bitterness.
Lachesis Lapponica |Carl von Linn
British Dictionary definitions for buckbean
buckbean
/ (ˈbʌkˌbiːn) /
noun
a marsh plant, Menyanthes trifoliata, with white or pink flowers: family Menyanthaceae
Also called: bogbean