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Meaning of BEHEN

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Be"hen\, Behn \Behn\, n. [Per. & Ar. bahman, behmen, an
herb, whose leaves resemble ears of corn, saffron.] (Bot.)
(a) The {Centaurea behen}, or saw-leaved centaury.
(b) The {Cucubalus behen}, or bladder campion, now called
    {Silene inflata}.
(c) The {Statice limonium}, or sea lavender.
 
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