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avens::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | subshrub, suffrutex |
| Has types | chocolate root, clover-root, cloveroot, geum alleppicum strictum, geum canadense, geum macrophyllum, geum rivale, geum strictum, geum triflorum, geum urbanum, geum virginianum, herb bennet, indian chocolate, prairie smoke, purple avens, yellow avens, bennet, water avens, white avens, wood avens |
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We step around dainty clumps of mountain avens and pink mounds of moss campion.
From the dailyherald.com
While we crouch to photograph mountain avens or train binoculars on a red-throated loon, Terry and Andy keep up their methodical scanning of distant ridges and nearby bushes.
From the independent.co.uk
In central and northern Alberta the arrival of spring brings the prairie crocus anemone, the three flowered avens, golden bean, wild rose and other early flowers.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers
- (AVEN) The Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN) was founded in 2001 by David Jay with two distinct goals: creating public acceptance and discussion of asexuality and facilitating the growth of an asexual community. ...
- (Aven (river)) The Aven is a natural watercourse on the south coast of Brittany, France. (Atlas, 2007) Its source is near Coray. ...
- In law, avenage was the payment of a certain quantity of oats to a landlord, in lieu of some other duties; or, as a rent, from the tenant. The word is French, formed of the Latin, avena, oats.
- (Aven) A vertical extension up from a passage or cave, that doesn't break through to the surface. An aven may lead into higher level passages.
- (Aven) A shaft entering the roof of a passage.
- (Aven) A vertical shaft rising from a cave or cave system but not reaching the surface, though it may meet an upper passage.
- (Aven) Evil actions. One of the seven Hebrew tetracts. See satan.
- (Aven) Nothingness; vanity. (1.) Hosea speaks of the "high places of Aven" (Hos 10:8), by which he means Bethel. He also calls in Beth-aven, i.e., "the house of vanity" (Hos 4:15), on account of the golden calves Jeroboam had set up there (Kg1 12:28). (2.)Translated by the LXX. ...
