henbit
henbit · henbits
An annual herb, of species Lamium amplexicaule, with pink or purple flowers and deeply…An annual herb, of species Lamium amplexicaule, with pink or purple flowers and deeply crenate leaves.
Meaning
2 sensesAn annual herb, of species Lamium amplexicaule, with pink or purple flowers and deeply crenate leaves.
(broadly)Other species of plant that resemble L. amplexicaule, especially related species of deadnettle in the genus Lamium.
More definitions
- Eurasian plant having toothed leaves and small two-lipped white or purplish-red flowers
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Calque of Dutch hoenderbeet. By surface analysis, hen + bit (past participle of bite; bittCalque of Dutch hoenderbeet. By surface analysis, hen + bit (past participle of bite; bitten). First attested in 1578.
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