avens

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avens - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  avens \av"ens\ ([a^]v"[e^]nz), n.; pl. avens. [OF. avence.]
     (Bot.)
     A plant of the genus Geum, of the rose family, esp. Geum urbanum
     , or herb bennet. They may bear red, yellow, or white
     flowers.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

avens - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  avens
      n 1: any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually
           pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers