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buck bean — buck′ bean n. pln a bog plant, Menyanthes trifoliata, of the gentian family, having narrow clusters of white or pink flowers • Etymology: 1570–80 … From formal English to slang
Buck bean — buckbean uckbean, Buck bean Buck bean (b[=e]n ). (Bot.) A perennial plant ({Menyanthes trifoliata}) of Europe and America which grows in moist and boggy places, having racemes of white, reddish, or purplish flowers and intensely bitter… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buck bean — a bog plant, Menyanthes trifoliata, of the gentian family, having narrow clusters of white or pink flowers. Also called bogbean, marsh trefoil. [1570 80; earlier buckes bean, trans. of D boksboon] * * * buck bean, a perennial bog herb of the… … Useful english dictionary
buck bean — a bog plant, Menyanthes trifoliata, of the gentian family, having narrow clusters of white or pink flowers. Also called bogbean, marsh trefoil. [1570 80; earlier buckes bean, trans. of D boksboon] * * * … Universalium
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bog bean — buckbean uckbean, Buck bean Buck bean (b[=e]n ). (Bot.) A perennial plant ({Menyanthes trifoliata}) of Europe and America which grows in moist and boggy places, having racemes of white, reddish, or purplish flowers and intensely bitter… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bog bean — bog bean, = buck bean. (Cf. ↑buck bean) … Useful english dictionary
Bog bean — bog og (b[o^]g), n. [Ir. & Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf. Ir. bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.] [1913 Webster] 1. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf — Type Private Industry Restaurants Retail coffee and tea Founded Los Angeles, California (1963) … Wikipedia
Orson Bean — Born Dallas Frederick Burrows July 22, 1928 (1928 07 22) (age 83) Burlington, Vermont, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 1952–present Spouse … Wikipedia
Bush buck — Bush Bush (b[.u]sh), n. [OE. bosch, busch, buysch, bosk, busk; akin to D. bosch, OHG. busc, G. busch, Icel. b[=u]skr, b[=u]ski, Dan. busk, Sw. buske, and also to LL. boscus, buscus, Pr. bosc, It. bosco, Sp. & Pg. bosque, F. bois, OF. bos. Whether … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
