herb bennet

herb bennet

n.

A hairy Eurasian plant (Geum urbanum) having small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally.

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[Middle English herbe benet, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin herba benedicta : Latin herba, herb + Latin benedicta, feminine past participle of benedcere, to bless; see benediction.]

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herb bennet

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a Eurasian and N African rosaceous plant, Geum urbanum, with yellow flowers Also called wood avens bennet

[C13 herbe beneit, from Old French herbe benoite, literally: blessed herb, from Medieval Latin herba benedicta]

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herb bennet - hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally clover-root, cloveroot, Geum urbanum, wood avens avens - any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers