avens
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See also: avéns
Etymology
From Middle English avence, from Anglo-Norman avance, Old French avence, from Medieval Latin avencia (“a kind of clover”).
Pronunciation
Noun
avens (plural avens)
- A plant of the genus Geum, especially Geum urbanum, or herb bennet.
- A plant of the genus Dryas.
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Derived terms
Translations
plant of Geum
plant of Dryas
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Verb
avens
Pronunciation
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Noun
avens
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *awents, present participle of aveō.
Participle
avēns (genitive aventis, adverb aventer); third-declension one-termination participle
Declension
Third-declension participle.
1When used purely as an adjective.
References
- “avens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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