avens

[av-inz]

noun

plural

avens 

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

avens

/ ˈævɪnz /

noun

1. 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 See also herb bennet

2. 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 History and Origins

Origin of avens¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of avens¹

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