Meanings
nounmountain avens (uncountable)
- uncountableAn arctic-alpine flowering plant of the species Dryas octopetala
Synonyms: eightpetal mountain-avens, white dryas, white dryad
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn arctic-alpine flowering plant of the species Dryas octopetala
Similar
eightpetal mountain-avenswhite dryaswhite dryad
More synonyms by meaning
nouncreeping evergreen shrub with large white flowers; widely distributed in northern portions of Eurasia and North America
Similar
Dryas octopetala
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan rosa de roca, dríada
- rosa de rocaDryas octopetala
- dríadaDryas octopetala
German Silberwurz
- SilberwurzDryas octopetala
Polish dębik ośmiopłatkowy
- dębik ośmiopłatkowyDryas octopetala
Romanian argințică
- argințicăDryas octopetala
Cite this entry
APA
mountain avens. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mountain%20avens
MLA
“mountain avens.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mountain%20avens. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mountain avens,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mountain%20avens.
Source: mountain avens on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.