1. A plant of the rose family, especially herb bennet (Geum urbanum), having yellow flowers and aromatic roots formerly used in medicine and brewing.
Usage: Also called avens or wood avens; Chiefly British

Examples

• The bennet plant grows wild in woodlands across Europe.
• Medieval herbalists valued bennet for its medicinal properties.
• Bennet root was once used to flavor ale and other beverages.
• The yellow flowers of bennet bloom in late spring.
• In traditional medicine, bennet was believed to aid digestion.