herb bennet

American  

noun

1. a European plant, Geum urbanum, of the rose family, having yellow flowers and an aromatic, astringent root.

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herb bennet British  

noun

1. Also called: wood avens.   bennet.  a Eurasian and N African rosaceous plant, Geum urbanum, with yellow flowers

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Etymology

Origin of herb bennet

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

Lethierry allowed her to soil her fingers a little in gardening, and even in some kind of household duties: she watered her beds of pink hollyhocks, purple foxgloves, perennial phloxes, and scarlet herb bennets.

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