Behen \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)