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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A plant of species Menyanthes trifoliata, with racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   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 wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bogbeanmarsh trefoilbog beanbog myrtlebog-beanmenyanthes trifoliata

Etymology

Corruption of bogbean.

Related phrases

menyanthes trifoliata

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