Menyanthes

noun
Meny·​an·​thes | \ ˌmenēˈan(t)(ˌ)thēz\

Definition of Menyanthes

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

History and Etymology for Menyanthes

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

Keep scrolling for more