Menyanthes

Translingual thumb|Menyanthes trifoliata Etymology From mul grc μηνύανθος a water plant, possibly from grc μήνη month, crescent moon or grc μηνύω to disclose + grc ἄνθος flower in reference to the sequential opening of flowers on the inflorescence. Proper noun 1 f genus family Menyanthaceae bog bean or buckbean, of much of the northern hemisphere Hypernyms genus Hyponyms genus Menyanthes trifoliata species sole species References 1 1 1 mul Asterales order plants