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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

  1. Wood avens or herb bennet, a common yellow-flowered plant of Europe (Geum urbanum).
  2. poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) or water hemlock (Cicuta spp.) plants.
  3. Valerian, especially of species Valeriana officinalis.

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