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Princeton's WordNet

  1. water shamrock, buckbean, bogbean, bog myrtle, marsh trefoil, Menyanthes trifoliatanoun

    perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Buckbeannoun

    A plant; a sort of trefoil.

    Etymology: bocksboonen, Dutch.

    The bitter nauseous plants, as centaury, buckbane, gentian, of which tea may be made, or wines by infusion. John Floyer.

Wikipedia

  1. buckbean

    Menyanthes is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Menyanthaceae containing the single species Menyanthes trifoliata. The North American form is often referred to as M. trifoliata var. minor Michx. It is known in English by the common names bogbean and buckbean.

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  1. buckbean

    Buckbean, scientifically known as Menyanthes trifoliata, is a species of flowering plant in the family Menyanthaceae, native to Europe and North America. It is a perennial, aquatic plant typically found in fens, marshes, or shallow waters, characterized by its trifoliate leaves and clusters of white or pinkish flowers. It is also known for its medicinal properties and has been used traditionally to treat various illnesses.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Buckbean

    buk′bēn, n. the marsh-trefoil, a plant common in bogs in Britain. [Corr. of Bogbean.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of buckbean in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of buckbean in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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