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Meaning of BUCKBEAN
Pronunciation:
'bukbeen
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Definition:
[n]
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
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Synonyms:
bog myrtle
,
bogbean
,
marsh trefoil
,
Menyanthes trifoliata
,
water shamrock
See Also:
aquatic plant
,
genus Menyanthes
,
hydrophyte
,
hydrophytic plant
,
Menyanthes
,
water plant
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