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.