Henbits

/ˈhɛnbɪts/ noun

Definition

Plural of henbit; multiple plants of the henbit species or multiple individual henbit plants.

Etymology

Regular plural of 'henbit,' formed by adding '-s.' Multiple instances of the same plant type or collective reference to henbit plants.

Kelly Says

The shift of henbit from valued winter food to despised weed shows how human preferences reshape our language—today's 'henbits' are problems to exterminate, but in a medieval garden, they were harvested like salad greens.

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