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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024av•ens (av′inz),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ens. - Plant Biologyany of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers.
- Medieval Latin avencia kind of clover
- Old French
- Middle English avence 1200–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: avens /ˈævɪnz/ n ( pl -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 flowers
- 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
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French avence, from Medieval Latin avencia variety of clover |