Buck-bean
a bog plant, Menyanthes trifoliata, of the gentian family, having narrow clusters of white or pink flowers.
Historical Examples
The Thames G. E. Mitton
Happy Days for Boys and Girls Various
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a light, four-wheeled carriage in which a long elastic board or lattice frame is used in place of body and springs. Historical Examples Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher Eleanor Gates Days Off Henry Van Dyke The Rustlers of Pecos County Zane Grey The Watchers of the Plains Ridgewell Cullum The Firing Line Robert W. Chambers The Four […]
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any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Aesculus, as A. glabra (Ohio buckeye) having palmate leaves, gray, scaly bark, and bell-shaped greenish-yellow flowers in upright clusters: the state tree of Ohio. the brown nut of any of these trees. (initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of Ohio (used as a nickname). a […]
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nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter upon the approach of game. any nervous excitement preceding a new experience. Historical Examples The Trail of The Badger Sidford F. Hamp American Big-Game Hunting Various noun nervous excitement felt by inexperienced hunters at the approach of game
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