WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
purple avens n 1: North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits [syn: prairie smoke, purple avens, Geum triflorum] 2: erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and a few nodding flowers with a brown-purple calyx and orange and pink petals [syn: water avens, Indian chocolate, purple avens, chocolate root, Geum rivale]