bogbean

9.9

A marsh plant with leaves that have three parts and small white or purple flowers that grows at pond edges

noun
/ˈbɔɡˌbin/

: frijol de pantano

I saw a beautiful bogbean blooming near the edge of the pond.

Examples

Bogbean, cinnamon fern, marsh cinquefoil, purple pitcher plant, round-leaved sundew, and several sedges cover most of the surface of the bog.

Academic text (2011)
The bogbean plant thrives in wet areas and attracts various insects.
In the wetlands, the bogbean grows alongside other marsh plants like cattails.

Synonyms

Menyanthes trifoliata

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Specialized

9.9

A long-lived water plant with white or purple flowers and bitter three-part leaves

is the common name rather than the formal scientific label

buckbean

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9.9

A plant that grows in wet places and along pond edges with white or purple flowers and bitter three-part leaves

uses the more widely used common name instead

marsh trefoil

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9.9

A plant with leaves divided into three small parts and white or light purple flowers that grows at water edges

focuses on margin growth rather than broad surface spread

water shamrock

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Specialized

9.9

A plant that grows in water with three-part leaves and small white or purple flowers

highlights marsh plant at water edges rather than generic aquatic term

Surface Forms

bogbean singular

bogbeans plural

Morphology

bogbean = bog + bean (transparent) = bog + bean

Formed as a straightforward compound 'bog' + 'bean' meaning a plant associated with bogs that has bean-like features; learners knowing 'bog' and 'bean' will infer the general idea.

Etymology

Bogbean comes from two simple words: bog ('marsh') and bean ('bean'). It was named because the plant grows in wet bogs and has leaves made of three small parts that look a little like bean leaves, so the name tells you it is a 'bean-like' plant of the marsh.