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buckbean
(buk′bēn′)
noun
a bog plant (Menyanthes trifoliata) of the gentian family, with glossy leaves of three leaflets and white flowers; bogbean
Origin: transl. of Du boksboon, lit., goat's bean
See buckbean in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A perennial herb (Menyanthes trifoliata) native to the Northern Hemisphere and having trifoliate leaves and clusters of white, pink, or purplish flowers.
Origin:
Origin: Translation of Flemish bocks boonen, goat's beans
Origin: : bocks
Origin: , genitive of bock, goat
Origin: + boonen
Origin: , pl. of boon, bean
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