Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hairy Eurasian plant (Geum urbanum) in the rose family, having small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally.
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- noun dated The common
avens (Geum urbanum). - noun obsolete Hemlock.
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- noun hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English herbe benet, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin herba benedicta : Latin herba, herb + Latin benedicta, feminine past participle of benedīcere, to bless; see benediction.]
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