benweed Herb.
(ˈbɛnwiːd)
[Possibly for bendweed (cf. bendwith): but the variants bun-, bin-, bindweed, leave the etymology uncertain.]
A popular name in Scotland and north of Ireland of the Ragweed (Senecio Jacobæa). Also bunweed.
| 1822 Galt Entail III. 115 (Jam.) Switching away the heads of the thistles and benweeds in his path. |