[syn: bennet, white avens, Geum canadense]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bennet \Ben"net\, n. [F. beno[^i]te, 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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bennet
n 1: avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers
[syn: bennet, white avens, Geum virginianum]
2: North American white-flowered avens [syn: bennet, white
avens, Geum canadense]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Bennet, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000): 570
Housing Units (2000): 231
Land area (2000): 0.425459 sq. miles (1.101934 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.425459 sq. miles (1.101934 sq. km)
FIPS code: 04300
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 40.680349 N, 96.506355 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 68317
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bennet, NE
Bennet