Genus Menyanthes (Noun)
Meaning
The type genus of the Menyanthaceae; one species: bogbeans.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Menyanthes is a genus within the family Menyanthaceae, consisting of a single species, the bogbean.
- The Menyanthaceae family, also known as the bogbean family, takes its name from the type genus Menyanthes.
- The bogbean, belonging to the genus Menyanthes, thrives in calm or slow-moving freshwater environments.
- Menyanthes trifoliata is the only species within its genus, commonly referred to as buckbean or bogbean in different regions.
- The genus Menyanthes comprises a single species, M. trifoliata, growing in bogs or shallow water throughout much of the northern world.