Noun: purple avens
- Erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and a few nodding flowers with a brown-purple calyx and orange and pink petals
"purple avens flourished in the damp soil";
- water avens, Indian chocolate, chocolate root, Geum rivale
- North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits
"purple avens waved in the spring breeze";
- prairie smoke, Geum triflorum
Type of: avens
Encyclopedia: Purple avens