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
Useful english dictionary. 2012.