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[syn: herb bennet, cloveroot, clover-root, wood avens, Geum urbanum]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
avens \av"ens\ ([a^]v"[e^]nz), n.; pl. avens. [OF. avence.]
(Bot.)
A plant of the genus Geum, of the rose family, esp. Geum
urbanum, or herb bennet. They may bear red, yellow, or white
flowers.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bennet \Ben"net\, n. [F. beno[^i]te, fr. L. benedicta, fem. of
benedictus, p. p., blessed. See Benedict, a.] (Bot.)
The common yellow-flowered avens of Europe (Geum urbanum);
herb bennet. The name is sometimes given to other plants, as
the hemlock, valerian, etc.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
cloveroot \cloveroot\ n.
a hairy Eurasian plant (Geum urbanum) with small yellow
flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally.
Syn: herb bennet, wood avens, Geum urbanum.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Geum urbanum
n 1: hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an
astringent root formerly used medicinally [syn: herb
bennet, cloveroot, clover-root, wood avens, Geum
urbanum]