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avens

Pronunciation: /ˈævɪnz/

The English word “avens” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A plant of the genus Geum, especially Geum urbanum, or herb bennet.
  2. A plant of the genus Dryas.

Etymology

From Middle English avence, from Anglo-Norman avance, Old French avence, from Medieval Latin avencia (“a kind of clover”).

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