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}]