Menyanthes

Translingual
Menyanthes trifoliata

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μηνύανθος (mēnúanthos, “a water plant”), possibly from μήνη (mḗnē, “month, crescent moon”) or μηνύω (mēnúō, “to disclose”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) in reference to the sequential opening of flowers on the inflorescence.

Proper noun

Menyanthes f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Menyanthaceae – the bog bean or buckbean.
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