avens

Other forms of avens

plural

avenses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about avens

What does avens mean?

avens means "any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers".

How many syllables are in avens?

avens has 2 syllables and divides as a-vens under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is avens a common word?

avens is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.