avens

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Plants with divided leaves and bright flowers that come back each year

noun
/ˈævənz/

: geum

The avens bloom beautifully.

Examples

She learned to identify avens by their distinctive pinnate leaves and bright flowers.
The garden was full of blooming avens in shades of red and yellow.
Several species of avens thrive in alpine meadows and woodland edges.
Look at these avens!
The avens flower bloomed brightly in the spring garden, attracting butterflies.
In her botanical studies, she learned that the avens plant can thrive in wet soils.
The gardener decided to plant avens alongside the pathway for their beautiful colors.

Synonyms

Geum

vsavens

Specialized

9.9

A small non-woody plant with bright flowers in the rose family that grows back each year

is the common everyday name rather than the formal botanical term

Compounds

mountain avens

9.3

A low evergreen shrub that spreads along the ground with white flowers in cold mountains

purple avens

9.1

A plant that grows back every year with divided leaves and purple drooping flowers in northern regions

water avens

9.9

A small wild plant with nodding orange-pink flowers that grows in wet places

white avens

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A small North American wild plant with white flowers that have five petals

wood avens

9.9

A small wild plant with hairy stems and yellow flowers that grows in shady woods

yellow avens

8.9

A plant that lives for many years with bright yellow flowers

Surface Forms

avens singular

avenes plural

avens plural

Etymology

Avens comes from the Latin word avena, which means 'oats'. People gave the name because the plant's little seed heads looked like tiny oats, so avens today is the name for these small wild flowering plants.