avens

[ av-inz ]

/ ˈæv ɪnz /

noun, plural av·ens.

any of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers.

Origin of avens

1200–50; Middle English avence<Old French <Medieval Latin avencia kind of clover

Words nearby avens

Avellaneda, Ave Maria, avenaceous, avenge, avenger, avens, aventail, Aventine, aventurine, Aventyl, avenue

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Example sentences from the Web for avens

Avens, the English name of two rosaceous plants of the genus Geum.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3|Various
Commend me to the prayers of the nuns of the Avens Sainte Vierge.
Marguerite de Valois|Alexandre Dumas
Two species occur in Britain under the popular name “avens.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various
Herbaceous vegetation consists largely of muhly grass, geum, and avens.
Life History and Ecology of the Five-lined Skink, Eumeces fasciatus|Henry S. Fitch

British Dictionary definitions for avens

avens

/ (ˈævɪnz) /

noun plural -ens (functioning as singular)

any of several temperate or arctic rosaceous plants of the genus Geum, such as G. rivale (water avens), which has a purple calyx and orange-pink flowersSee also herb bennet

mountain avens either of two trailing evergreen white-flowered rosaceous shrubs of the genus Dryas that grow on mountains in N temperate regions and in the Arctic

Word Origin for avens

C15: from Old French avence, from Medieval Latin avencia variety of clover

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单词	avens
释义	avens [ av-inz ] / ˈæv ɪnz / noun, plural av·ens. any of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers. Origin of avens 1200–50; Middle English avence<Old French <Medieval Latin avencia kind of clover Words nearby avens Avellaneda, Ave Maria, avenaceous, avenge, avenger, avens, aventail, Aventine, aventurine, Aventyl, avenue Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for avens Avens, the English name of two rosaceous plants of the genus Geum. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3\|Various Commend me to the prayers of the nuns of the Avens Sainte Vierge. Marguerite de Valois\|Alexandre Dumas Two species occur in Britain under the popular name “avens.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8\|Various Herbaceous vegetation consists largely of muhly grass, geum, and avens. Life History and Ecology of the Five-lined Skink, Eumeces fasciatus\|Henry S. Fitch British Dictionary definitions for avens avens / (ˈævɪnz) / noun plural -ens (functioning as singular) any of several temperate or arctic rosaceous plants of the genus Geum, such as G. rivale (water avens), which has a purple calyx and orange-pink flowersSee also herb bennet mountain avens either of two trailing evergreen white-flowered rosaceous shrubs of the genus Dryas that grow on mountains in N temperate regions and in the Arctic Word Origin for avens C15: from Old French avence, from Medieval Latin avencia variety of clover Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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