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PURPLE AVENS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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; purple avens; water avens

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("purple avens" is a kind of...):

avens (any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits

Synonyms:

Geum triflorum; prairie smoke; purple avens

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("purple avens" is a kind of...):

avens (any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers)

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