genus Menyanthes

genus Menyanthes
noun
the type genus of the Menyanthaceae; one species: bogbeans
Syn: ↑Menyanthes
Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Menyanthaceae, ↑family Menyanthaceae, ↑buckbean family
Member Meronyms: ↑water shamrock, ↑buckbean, ↑bogbean, ↑bog myrtle, ↑marsh trefoil, ↑Menyanthes trifoliata

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  • Menyanthes — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosp …   Wikipedia

  • Menyanthes — prop. n. The type genus of the {Menyanthaceae}, having only one species: the bogbeans. Syn: genus {Menyanthes}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Menyanthes — noun the type genus of the Menyanthaceae; one species: bogbeans • Syn: ↑genus Menyanthes • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Menyanthaceae, ↑family Menyanthaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Menyanthes trifoliata — noun 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 • Syn: ↑water shamrock, ↑buckbean, ↑bogbean, ↑bog myrtle …   Useful english dictionary

  • Menyanthes trifoliata — ID 53291 Symbol Key METR3 Common Name buckbean Family Menyanthaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Menyanthes — ID 53290 Symbol Key MENYA Common Name buckbean Family Menyanthaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • menyanthes — SYN: buckbean. * * * Men·y·an·thes (men″e anґthēz) [perhaps from Gr. mēn month + anthos flower] a genus of plants of the family Gentianaceae. M. trifoliaґta L., or buckbean, is a bitter tonic and has febrifuge properties …   Medical dictionary

  • dicot genus — noun genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination • Syn: ↑magnoliopsid genus • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus, ↑hamamelid dicot genus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • magnoliopsid genus — noun genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination • Syn: ↑dicot genus • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus, ↑hamamelid dicot genus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Menyanthaceae — noun a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales • Syn: ↑family Menyanthaceae, ↑buckbean family • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Gentianales, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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