herb bennet

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English herb beneit, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French herbe beneite (“blessed herb”) (because of its medicinal properties)

Noun

herb bennet (uncountable)

1. (dated) The avens (Geum urbanum) or the common avens ().
2. (obsolete) Hemlock.

Usage notes

The term was occasionally capitalised to Herb Bennet or herb Bennet, the latter following the pattern of such names as herb Christopher, herb Gerard, and herb Margaret.

Translations

The avens

• Bulgarian: омайниче n (omajniče)
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