"buckbean" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: buckbeans [plural], buck-bean [alternative]
Etymology: Corruption of bogbean. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} buckbean (countable and uncountable, plural buckbeans)
  1. A plant of species Menyanthes trifoliata, with racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: bogbean, bog-bean, bog bean, marsh trefoil Translations (Menyanthes trifoliata): кергывуй (kergyvuj) (Eastern Mari), кумвылыш (kumvylyš) (Eastern Mari), raate (Finnish), Fieberklee [masculine] (German), vidrafű (Hungarian), horblaðka [feminine] (Icelandic), báchrán [masculine] (Irish), bearnán lachan [masculine] (Irish), pónaire chorraigh [feminine] (Irish), ерсейвуж (jerśejvuž) (Komi-Zyrian), кадвуж (kadvuž) (Komi-Zyrian), trêflye dg'ieau [masculine] (Norman), bukkeblad [neuter] (Norwegian), bobrek trójlistkowy [masculine] (Polish), trójliść [masculine] (Polish), ва́хта (váxta) [feminine] (Russian), su yoncası (Turkish), acı yonca (Turkish), кечкузьым (kećkuźym) (Udmurt)

Inflected forms

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        "A plant of species Menyanthes trifoliata, with racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine."
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        {
          "word": "bogbean"
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          "word": "bog-bean"
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          "word": "bog bean"
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        {
          "word": "marsh trefoil"
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          "sense": "Menyanthes trifoliata",
          "word": "raate"
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          "code": "de",
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          "word": "Fieberklee"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "lang_code": "hu",
          "sense": "Menyanthes trifoliata",
          "word": "vidrafű"
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          "lang_code": "is",
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          "word": "horblaðka"
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          "word": "bearnán lachan"
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          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
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          "sense": "Menyanthes trifoliata",
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          "word": "trêflye dg'ieau"
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          "code": "no",
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          "lang_code": "no",
          "sense": "Menyanthes trifoliata",
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          ],
          "word": "bukkeblad"
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          "lang": "Polish",
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          "sense": "Menyanthes trifoliata",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "bobrek trójlistkowy"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
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          "sense": "Menyanthes trifoliata",
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          "roman": "váxta",
          "sense": "Menyanthes trifoliata",
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          "word": "ва́хта"
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          "sense": "Menyanthes trifoliata",
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          "sense": "Menyanthes trifoliata",
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      "sense": "Menyanthes trifoliata",
      "word": "raate"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "Menyanthes trifoliata",
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      "sense": "Menyanthes trifoliata",
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      "sense": "Menyanthes trifoliata",
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      "sense": "Menyanthes trifoliata",
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      "code": "nrf",
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      "sense": "Menyanthes trifoliata",
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      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "Menyanthes trifoliata",
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      "word": "bukkeblad"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "Menyanthes trifoliata",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bobrek trójlistkowy"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "Menyanthes trifoliata",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "trójliść"
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      "sense": "Menyanthes trifoliata",
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      "word": "ва́хта"
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      "sense": "Menyanthes trifoliata",
      "word": "su yoncası"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
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      "sense": "Menyanthes trifoliata",
      "word": "acı yonca"
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      "sense": "Menyanthes trifoliata",
      "word": "кечкузьым"
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