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bogbean
bogbean (ˈbɒɡˌbiːn) n (Plants) another name for buckbeanThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  bogbean - 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 surfacebog myrtle, buckbean, marsh trefoil, Menyanthes trifoliata, water shamrockgenus Menyanthes, Menyanthes - the type genus of the Menyanthaceae; one species: bogbeansaquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant - a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth |
EncyclopediaSeeBuckbeanbogbean
buck bean (bŭk' bean), The leaves of Menyanthes trifoliata (family Gentianaceae); credited with emmenagogue, antiscorbutic, and simple bitter properties. Synonym(s): bogbean, menyanthesbogbean Herbal medicine
A perennial aquatic herb that contains alkaloids, essential oil, flavonoids, glycosides and saponin; it is a gastric tonic and mildly sedative, and has been used for rheumatic complaints.
Toxicity
Large doses may cause vomiting and diarrhoea.bogbean
Related to bogbean: Flowering rush, Menyanthes trifoliata, water mintSynonyms for bogbeannoun perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leavesSynonyms- bog myrtle
- buckbean
- marsh trefoil
- Menyanthes trifoliata
- water shamrock
Related Words- genus Menyanthes
- Menyanthes
- aquatic plant
- hydrophyte
- hydrophytic plant
- water plant
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