BUCKBEAN

Etymology

Noun

buckbean (countable and uncountable, plural buckbeans)

Menyanthes trifoliata, a plant with racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine.

Synonyms: bogbean, bog-bean, bog bean; marsh trefoil

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

10 April 2025

EXTINGUISHABLE

(adjective) capable of being extinguished or killed; “an extinguishable fire”; “hope too is extinguishable”


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