henbit

henbit
/hen"bit'/, n.
a common weed, Lamium amplexicaule, of the mint family, having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers.
[1570-80; HEN + BIT2]

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  • Henbit — Hen bit , n. (Bot.) A weed of the genus {Lamium} ({Lamium amplexicaule}) with deeply crenate leaves. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • henbit — [hen′bit΄] n. [ HEN + BIT2] a spreading weedy plant (Lamium amplexicaule) of the mint family, with rounded, opposite leaves and small, pink or lavender flowers …   English World dictionary

  • henbit — /ˈhɛnbɪt/ (say henbit) noun a weed, Lamium amplexicaule, with small purplish flowers; dead nettle. {hen + bit2 (apparently 16th century translation of German Hoenderbeet)} …  

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  • henbit — noun Date: 1597 a Eurasian herb (Lamium amplexicaule) of the mint family that has small scalloped leaves and purplish flowers and is naturalized in North America …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • henbit — n. plant of the mint family with round leaves and small white or purple flowers …   English contemporary dictionary

  • henbit — [ hɛnbɪt] noun a dead nettle with purple flowers and partly prostrate stems. [Lamium amplexicaule.] Origin C16: appar. a translation of Low Ger. or Du. hoenderbeet hen s bed …   English new terms dictionary

  • henbit — hen•bit [[t]ˈhɛnˌbɪt[/t]] n. pln a weed, Lamium amplexicaule, of the mint family, having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers • Etymology: 1570–80 …   From formal English to slang

  • henbit — noun Eurasian plant having toothed leaves and small two lipped white or purplish red flowers • Syn: ↑Lamium amplexicaule • Hypernyms: ↑dead nettle • Member Holonyms: ↑Lamium, ↑genus Lamium …   Useful english dictionary

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