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PURPLE AVENS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and a few nodding flowers with a brown-purple calyx and orange and pink petals
Synonyms:
chocolate root; Geum rivale; Indian chocolate; purple avens; water avens
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("purple avens" is a kind of...):
avens (any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits
Synonyms:
Geum triflorum; prairie smoke; purple avens
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("purple avens" is a kind of...):
avens (any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers)
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