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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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name
A surname transferred from the given name, a less common spelling of Bennett.
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name
A male given name from Latin, in modern use often transferred back from the surname.
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name
A city in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.
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noun
Wood avens or herb bennet, a common yellow-flowered plant of Europe (Geum urbanum).
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noun
poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) or water hemlock (Cicuta spp.) plants.
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noun
Valerian, especially of species Valeriana officinalis.
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noun
North American white-flowered avens
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: white avens, Geum canadense
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Broader terms: avens
noun
avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: white avens, Geum virginianum
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Broader terms: avens
History
From Benedict. See French Benoît, Norman Beneît. Doublet of Benoit and Benito.
From Middle English *benet (found in Middle English herbe-benet (“hemlock”, literally “blessed plant”)), from Old French benëit, benoit and Latin (herba) benedicta. Doublet of benedict.
