n. [ F. benoîte, fr. L. benedicta, fem. of benedictus, p. p., blessed. See Benedict, a. ] (Bot.) The common yellow-flowered avens of Europe (Geum urbanum); herb bennet. The name is sometimes given to other plants, as the hemlock, valerian, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. an order of fossil gymnospermous plans of the Carboniferous.
n. the type genus of the Bennettitales.