geum

[ jee-uhm ]

noun

1. any plant of the genus Geum, comprising the avens.

geum

/ ˈdʒiːəm /

noun

1. any herbaceous plant of the rosaceous genus Geum, having compound leaves and red, orange, or white flowers See also avens

Word History and Origins

Origin of geum¹

1540–50; < New Latin; Latin gaeum, geum (in Pliny) a plant of uncertain identity

Word History and Origins

Origin of geum¹

C19: New Latin, from Latin: herb bennet, avens

Example Sentences

Herbaceous vegetation consists largely of muhly grass, geum, and avens.

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Bennet, ben′et, n. the herb Bennet or common avens (Geum urbanum), a yellow-flowered wayside plant throughout Europe.

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Some specimens of Geum rivale (a plant very liable to become prolified) in my possession show this very clearly.

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Avens, the English name of two rosaceous plants of the genus Geum.

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I know of nothing else like the Geum we are now considering.

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