HENBIT

henbit, Lamium amplexicaule

(noun) Eurasian plant having toothed leaves and small two-lipped white or purplish-red flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

henbit (plural henbits)

Lamium amplexicaule, an annual plant with pink or purple flowers and deeply crenate leaves.

Source: Wiktionary


Hen"bit`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A weed of the genus Lamium (L. amplexicaule) with deeply crenate leaves.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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22 February 2025

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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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