herb bennet

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English herbe-benet, from Old French herbe beneite (“blessed herb”) (because of its medicinal properties). === Noun === herb bennet (uncountable) (dated) An avens such as wood avens (Geum urbanum) or common avens (Geum aleppicum). (obsolete) Hemlock. ==== Usage notes ==== The term was occasionally capitalised to Herb Bennet or herb Bennet, the latter following the pattern of such names as herb Christopher, herb Gerard, and herb Margaret. ==== Translations ====