English noun: purple avens | |||
1. | purple avens (plant) North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits | ||
Synonyms | Geum triflorum, prairie smoke | ||
Broader (hypernym) | avens | ||
2. | purple avens (plant) erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and a few nodding flowers with a brown-purple calyx and orange and pink petals | ||
Synonyms | chocolate root, Geum rivale, Indian chocolate, water avens | ||
Broader (hypernym) | avens | ||