buckbean — [buk′bēn΄] n. 〚transl. of Du boksboon, lit., goat s bean〛 a bog plant (Menyanthes trifoliata) of the gentian family, with glossy leaves of three leaflets and white flowers; bogbean * * * buck·bean (bŭkʹbēn ) n. A perennial herb (Menyanthes… … Universalium
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 trifoliate leaves … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buckbean — [buk′bēn΄] n. [transl. of Du boksboon, lit., goat s bean] a bog plant (Menyanthes trifoliata) of the gentian family, with glossy leaves of three leaflets and white flowers; bogbean … English World dictionary
buckbean — noun Date: 1578 a perennial herbaceous plant (Menyanthes trifoliata of the family Menyanthaceae) growing in bogs and having racemes of white or pinkish flowers … New Collegiate Dictionary
buckbean — The leaves of Menyanthes trifoliata (family Gentianaceae); credited with emmenagogue, antiscorbutic, and simple bitter properties. SYN: bogbean, menyanthes … Medical dictionary
buckbean — n. perennial marsh plant with clusters of white or purple flowers and very bitter trifoliate leaves (native of Europe and America), bogbean … English contemporary dictionary
buckbean — noun another term for bogbean. Origin C16: from Flemish bocks boonen goat s beans … English new terms dictionary
buckbean — n. a bog plant, Menyanthes trifoliata, with white or pinkish hairy flowers. Also called bog bean … Useful english dictionary
buckbean family — noun a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales • Syn: ↑Menyanthaceae, ↑family Menyanthaceae • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Gentianales, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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
