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american white avens — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : a woodland herb (Geum canadense) of eastern No. America with hairy trifoliolate leaves, small white flowers, and bristly fruits … Useful english dictionary
avens — av ens ([a^]v [e^]nz), n.; pl. {avens}. [OF. avence.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Geum}, of the rose family, esp. {Geum urbanum}, or herb bennet. They may bear red, yellow, or white flowers. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avens — av ens ([a^]v [e^]nz), n.; pl. {avens}. [OF. avence.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Geum}, of the rose family, esp. {Geum urbanum}, or herb bennet. They may bear red, yellow, or white flowers. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avens — /av inz/, n., pl. avens. any of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers. [1200 50; ME avence < OF < ML avencia kind of clover] * * * Any of the low growing, perennial flowering plants… … Universalium
avens — noun (plural avens) Etymology: Middle English avence, from Anglo French avance, avence Date: 13th century any of a genus (Geum) of perennial herbs of the rose family with white, purple, red, or yellow flowers … New Collegiate Dictionary
avens — n. perennial herb of the rose family that has pinnate base leaves and colored flowers; mountain shrub having white flowers … English contemporary dictionary
avens — av•ens [[t]ˈæv ɪnz[/t]] n. pl. ens pln any of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers • Etymology: 1200–50; ME avence < OF < ML avencia kind of clover … From formal English to slang
mountain avens — any evergreen plant of the genus Dryas, of the rose family, growing in northern or alpine regions of the Northern Hemisphere and having showy, solitary, white or yellow flowers. [1790 1800] * * * … Universalium
mountain avens — noun a creeping arctic alpine plant with white flowers and glossy leaves. See also dryas. [Dryas octopetala, family Rosaceae.] … English new terms dictionary
mountain avens — noun creeping evergreen shrub with large white flowers; widely distributed in northern portions of Eurasia and North America • Syn: ↑Dryas octopetala • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex • Member Holonyms: ↑Dryas, ↑genus Dryas … Useful english dictionary
