menyanthes

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Menyanthes
    n 1: the type genus of the Menyanthaceae; one species: bogbeans
         [syn: {Menyanthes}, {genus Menyanthes}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Menyanthes \Menyanthes\ prop. n.
   The type genus of the {Menyanthaceae}, having only one
   species: the bogbeans.

   Syn: genus {Menyanthes}.
        [WordNet 1.5]