Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buckbean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: buck-bean
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Alteration of bogbean.

Usage

Inflected Forms

buckbeans (plural) buck-bean (alternative) buck bean (alternative)

Synonyms

bogbean bog-bean bog bean marsh trefoil water shamrock bog myrtle menyanthes trifoliata

Questions

What does buckbean mean?: A plant of species Menyanthes trifoliata, with racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine.
Where does buckbean come from?: Alteration of bogbean.

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