/ Thesaurus / P Synonyms of purple avens Find synonyms for: Noun1. prairie smoke, purple avens, Geum triflorum, avensusage: North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits2. water avens, Indian chocolate, purple avens, chocolate root, Geum rivale, avensusage: erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and a few nodding flowers with a brown-purple calyx and orange and pink petalsWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: philanthropy Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language