purple avens Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits
Geum triflorum; prairie smoke.
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noun erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and a few nodding flowers with a brown-purple calyx and orange and pink petals
water avens; Geum rivale; Indian chocolate; chocolate root.
