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noun
An avens such as wood avens (Geum urbanum) or common avens (Geum aleppicum).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Hemlock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
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noun
hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cloveroot, clover-root, wood avens, Geum urbanum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: avens
History
From Middle English herbe-benet, from Old French herbe beneite (“blessed herb”) (because of its medicinal properties).
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
