avens
noun
av·ens ˈa-vənz 
plural avens
: any of a genus (Geum) of perennial herbs of the rose family with white, purple, red, or yellow flowers
Word History
Etymology
Middle English avence, avance, borrowed from Anglo-French avance, avence "wood avens (Geum urbanum), hare's foot (Trifolium arvense), hazelwort (Asarum europaeum)" (also continental Middle French), borrowed from Medieval Latin avantia, of obscure origin
Note: Alternatively the Medieval Latin form may be a latinization of the French word.
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined above
- inter-segments
- inter-societal
- inter-society
- inter-station
- inter-strain
- inter-strand
- inter-system
- inter-terminal
- inter-territorial
- inter-trial
- inter-tribal
- inter-troop
- inter-union
- inter-unit
- inter-university
- inter-valley
- inter-village
- inter-war
- inter-zonal
- inter-zone
- inter-zones
- interabangs
- interacademic
- interact
- interactant