buck-bean

A form of buckbean — 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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Meanings

nounbuck-bean (plural buck-beans)

plural buck-beans

  1. alternativeAlternative form of buckbean
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APA

buck-bean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buck-bean

MLA

“buck-bean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buck-bean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buck-bean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buck-bean.

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