‖ ˌbeccaˈbunga Bot.
[med.L, f. Ger. bachbunge, f. bach brook + bunge:—OHG. bungo ‘bulb, swelling’ (Grimm).]
A plant growing on the water's edge; the brooklime (Veronica beccabunga).
| 1706 Phillips, Becabunga, the Herb Sea-purslain, or Brooklime. 1778 Phil. Trans. LXVIII. 673 Antiscorbutic plants, such as cochlearia,..becca bunga. |