Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Bene /bĕn'-ə/ · Ben·e · IPA /biːn/ n. n. n. 01 n. See Benne. 1. See Benne.(Bot.) See: Benne 02 n. A prayer; boon. 1. A prayer; boon.[Archaic] “What is good for a bootless bene ?” — Wordsworth. 03 n. A hoglike mammal of New Guinea (Porcula papuensis). 1. A hoglike mammal of New Guinea (Porcula papuensis).(Zool.)