henbit

noun

1. An annual herb, of species Lamium amplexicaule, with pink or purple flowers and deeply crenate leaves.

   “The fourth kind (called of the base Almaignes Hoenderbeet) that is to say, Henbit, hath many round and hairie stems. The leaves be somewhat round, hairie, and a little snipt or jagged about the edges, otherwise not much unlike the leaves of great Chickweede. The floures be blew or purple, and do bring foorth^([sic]) small close knappes or huskes, in which is inclosed the seede.”

   “Henbit typically sprouts in fall, after the soil has been cultivated following the removal of summer plants. It grows well in partial shade or full sun and is considered an indicator of rich, moisture-holding soil.”

2. (broadly)Other species of plant that resemble L. amplexicaule, especially related species of deadnettle in the genus Lamium.