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Webster 1913 Edition
Behn
{
, Be′hen
,Behn
}Noun.
[Per. & Ar.
bahman
, behmen
, an herb, whose leaves resemble ears of corn, saffron.] (Bot.)
(a)
The
Centaurea behen
, or saw-leaved centaury. (b)
The
Cucubalus behen
, or bladder campion, now called Silene inflata
. (c)
The
Statice limonium
, or sea lavender.