■ noun another term for wood avens .
Origin
ME: from OFr. herbe beneite , from med. L. herba benedicta 'blessed herb' (appar. first applied to a plant thought to ward off the Devil).
■ noun another term for wood avens .
Origin
ME: from OFr. herbe beneite , from med. L. herba benedicta 'blessed herb' (appar. first applied to a plant thought to ward off the Devil).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004