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avens avens /ˈævɛnz/

Any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers ( avens )
any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers
The meadow was sprinkled with avens, their colorful flowers dancing in the wind.
The meadow was sprinkled with avens, their colorful flowers dancing in the wind.

(Greek mythology) the blind prophet of Thebes who revealed to Oedipus that Oedipus had murdered his father and married his mother ( Tiresias )
(Greek mythology) the blind prophet of Thebes who revealed to Oedipus that Oedipus had murdered his father and married his mother
The blind prophet Tiresias unveiled the unsettling truth about Oedipus's lineage.
The blind prophet Tiresias unveiled the unsettling truth about Oedipus's lineage.

Pill that is a sugar-coated medicated candy ( dragee )
pill that is a sugar-coated medicated candy
She took a dragee for her headache before leaving the house.
She took a dragee for her headache before leaving the house.
Sugar-coated nut or fruit piece ( dragee )
sugar-coated nut or fruit piece
The cupcakes were decorated with silver dragee.
The cupcakes were decorated with silver dragee.
Silvery candy beads used for decorating cakes ( dragee )
silvery candy beads used for decorating cakes
I decorated the cake with dragees, tiny silvery candy beads.
I decorated the cake with dragees, tiny silvery candy beads.

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