Ben
Ben ({not transcribed})
[Arabic bān, name of the tree.]
(Botany) The seed of one or more species of moringa; as, oil of ben. See Moringa.
Also: Ben nut
Ben , adverb and preposition
[Anglo-Saxon binnan; pref. be- by + innan within, in in.]
Within; in; in or into the interior; toward the inner apartment. [Scottish]
Ben , noun
[See Ben, adv.]
The inner or principal room in a hut or house of two rooms; -- opposed to but, the outer apartment. [Scottish]
Ben , pl. indic. pr.
An old form of the pl. indic. pr. of Be. [Obsolete]