Associations to the word «Menyanthes»

Wiktionary

MENYANTHES, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Menyanthaceae   — the bog-bean or buckbean.
MENYANTHES TRIFOLIATA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Menyanthaceae   — the bogbean or buckbean.

Dictionary definition

MENYANTHES, noun. The type genus of the Menyanthaceae; one species: bogbeans.

Wise words

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