SINCE 1828
buckbean
noun
buck·bean
| \ ˈbək-ˌbēn
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Definition of buckbean
: a perennial herbaceous plant (Menyanthes trifoliata of the family Menyanthaceae) growing in bogs and having racemes of white or pinkish flowers
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