Be"hen (?), 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.
© Webster 1913.