bennet en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English *benet (found in Middle English herbe-benet (“hemlock”, literally “blessed plant”)), from Old French benëit, benoit and Latin (herba) benedicta. Doublet of benedict.
Meanings
- Wood avens or herb bennet, a common yellow-flowered plant of Europe (Geum urbanum).
- poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) or water hemlock (Cicuta spp.) plants.
- Valerian, especially of species Valeriana officinalis.