Plural of bennet, an old English word for the herb herb bennet (also called wood avens), a plant with yellow flowers and medicinal properties.
From Middle English 'bennet,' derived from Old French 'benoîte,' which comes from Latin 'benedictus' meaning 'blessed,' as the plant was considered blessed with healing powers.
Medieval people literally called this plant 'the blessed one' because they believed it had miraculous healing properties—the botanical name Geum urbanum preserves this same root, showing how religious thinking shaped plant names across centuries.
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