Menyanthes

noun

Meny·​an·​thes

ˌmenēˈan(t)(ˌ)thēz

: a genus (the type of the family Menyanthaceae) of bog plants, having thickish creeping rootstocks and racemose flowers on a naked scape see buckbean

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from meny- (origin unknown) + -anthes

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