bennet

Noun
Synonyms: white avensGeum virginianumGeum canadense

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowersSynonyms: white avensGeum virginianum
  2. North American white-flowered avensSynonyms: white avensGeum canadense
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]
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