behen
The English word “behen” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- Behen rubrum or red behen: said in some sources to be Salvia haematodes (now Salvia pratensis subsp. haematodes), but in other sources to be Statice limonium, which is a synonym for Limonium vulgare.
- Behen album or white behen: a thistle native to western and central Asia, Centaurea behen
- Behen officinarum: Cucubalis behen or Oberna behen, synonyms for Silene vulgaris
Etymology
A Medieval Latin transcription of the Arabic بَهْمَن (bahman).
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