noun
- North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits.
- synonyms: prairie smoke, Geum triflorum
- Erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and a few nodding flowers with a brown-purple calyx and orange and pink petals.
- synonyms: water avens, Indian chocolate, chocolate root, Geum rivale
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