purple avens

Noun purple avens has 2 senses

• purple avens(n = noun.plant) geum triflorum, prairie smoke - North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits;
is a kind of avens

• purple avens(n = noun.plant) chocolate root, geum rivale, indian chocolate, water 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;
is a kind of avens