(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:06:23

Ben"net (?), n. [F. benoite, fr. L. benedicta, fem. of benedictus, p. p., blessed. See Benedict, a.] Bot.

The common yellow-flowered avens of Europe (Geum urbanum); herb bennet. The name is sometimes given to other plants, as the hemlock, valerian, etc.

 

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