water avens
- noun
- /ˈwɔːtər ˈeɪvənz/
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geum acuático
- The water avens bloom beautifully in the spring.
Examples
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The gardener recommended planting water avens near the pond for a splash of color.
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In the wet meadows, water avens bloom in late spring with their nodding, delicate flowers.
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I identified the orange-pink blossom as water avens during our nature walk.
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Have you seen a water avens in the garden?
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The water avens blooms beautifully in the damp soil of the forest.
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In spring, the delicate flowers of the water avens can be seen swaying in the gentle breeze.
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Gardeners often choose water avens for their vibrant colors and ability to thrive in wet conditions.
Synonyms
A long-lived wildflower that grows in wet meadows with nodding brown-purple flower cups and orange-pink petals
A plant that lives for several years with divided leaves and hanging brown-purple and orange-pink flowers
A plant that lives for many years with divided leaves and brown-purple and orange flowers that hang down
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'water avens' literally denotes a type of avens associated with water or moist habitats; a learner who knows 'water' and 'avens' can infer it is a water-associated perennial plant. This follows regular English noun+noun compounding (a variety of avens characterized by water) and is cross-linguistically predictable, so the meaning is compositional and transparent.
Etymology
Water avens likely comes from water, because the plant grows in wet places, and avens, an old name for a 'small flowering plant'. So the name gives a clear picture of a flower that 'grows by water'.
