buckbean
- noun
- /ˈbʌkˌbiːn/
- UK
:
bucardo
- The buckbean thrives in marshy areas and produces striking white flowers in late spring.
Examples
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Early settlers sometimes brewed a tonic from the leaves of buckbean, despite its bitter taste.
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Clusters of buckbean can be seen spreading across the surface of shallow ponds.
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The buckbean thrives in wetland environments.
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Many buckbeans bloom in the spring.
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Clusters of buckbean can be seen spreading across the surface of shallow ponds.
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The buckbean thrives in marshy areas and produces striking white flowers in late spring.
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Early settlers sometimes brewed a tonic from the leaves of buckbean, despite its bitter taste.
Synonyms
A long-lived water plant with white or purple flowers and bitter three-part leaves
A marsh plant with leaves that have three parts and small white or purple flowers that grows at pond edges
A plant with leaves divided into three small parts and white or light purple flowers that grows at water edges
A plant that grows in water with three-part leaves and small white or purple flowers
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Buckbean is made of the parts buck and bean, and it is related to the name bogbean; the plant has broad 'bean-like' leaves and grows in marshes, so thinking of a 'bean in the bog' helps you remember it is a wetland plant.
