Definition of avens Avens
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NounPlural: avens |
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| avens - any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers | ||
| subshrub, suffrutex low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base | ||
| genus geum, geum avens | ||
| geum alleppicum strictum, geum strictum, yellow avens erect subshrub with deep yellow flowers; Europe and Asia and North America | ||
| geum canadense, bennet, white avens North American white-flowered avens | ||
| geum macrophyllum, yellow avens erect subshrub with deep yellow flowers; Europe and Asia and North America | ||
| chocolate root, geum rivale, indian chocolate, water avens, purple avens erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and a few nodding flowers with a brown-purple calyx and orange and pink petals | ||
| geum triflorum, prairie smoke, purple avens North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits | ||
| clover-root, cloveroot, geum urbanum, herb bennet, wood avens hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary ๐
- avens (n.)
A plant of the genus Geum, esp. Geum urbanum, or herb bennet.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary ๐
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avens
ฤโฒvens, n. popular name of two species of Geumโthe herb bennet (once used to flavour ale) and the sub-alpine mountain-avens. [Fr.]
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๐ค- avens, noun, singular of avenses.
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