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Definition of Henbit
1. Noun. Eurasian plant having toothed leaves and small two-lipped white or purplish-red flowers.
Group relationships: Genus Lamium, Lamium
Generic synonyms: Dead Nettle
Definition of Henbit
1. n. A weed of the genus Lamium (L. amplexicaule) with deeply crenate leaves.
Definition of Henbit
1. Noun. ''Lamium amplexicaule'', an annual plant with pink or purple flowers and deeply crenate leaves. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Henbit
1. a perennial herb [n -S]
Medical Definition of Henbit
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Henbit
Literary usage of Henbit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Farmer's Encyclopædia, and Dictionary of Rural Affairs: Embracing All by Cuthbert William Johnson (1844)
"... it is a troublesome weed in gardens, where it may often be seen in flower as
early as February and March. (Flora Cet- trica,) henbit, SMALL. ..."
2. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1921)
"Lami- um amplexicaule has been named the "henbit" or "henbit dead nettle".
"henbit", according to the dictionary is a morsel for hens but how it applies ..."
3. Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the by Albert Brown Lyons (1900)
"Flowers alterative, mildly astringent. b. L. amplexicaule L. Europe and Asia, nat.
in eastern US henbit, henbit Dead-nettle, Greater henbit. c. ..."
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