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单词 herb bennet
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Definition of herb bennet in English:

herb bennet

nounˈbɛnɪt
  • another term for wood avens
    Example sentencesExamples
    • During the Middle Ages, the Romans regarded herb bennet as an effective fever reducer.
    • Known as herb bennet or wood avens, this is a yellow-flowered herbaceous perennial up to 2 ft tall, occurring fairly commonly in shaded ground by woods or in hedges.
    • When suffering from chills and diarrhea, a decoction of herb bennet is suggested.
    • There is an abundance of wild flowers to be seen on the walk - bugle, herb bennet (wood avens), early purple orchid, speedwell.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French herbe beneite, from medieval Latin herba benedicta 'blessed herb' (apparently first applied to a plant thought to ward off the Devil).

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