Buckbean (Noun)
Meaning
Perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The buckbean grew abundantly in the tranquil waters of the lake, spreading its trifoliate leaves across the surface.
- Near the water's edge, the buckbean bloomed with delicate white racemes, attracting various aquatic insects.
- The intensely bitter taste of the buckbean's leaves serves as a natural defense against herbivores in its native European habitats.
- Buckbean plants can form large colonies by rooting at the water margin and producing new shoots across the surface.
- Wildlife experts carefully cultivated the buckbean along the riverbank, allowing its white and purplish flowers to bloom as it spread naturally.