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

So’s love for Chinese and Korean dramas was passed down to her daughter, Wen So Eckelberg, 20, a mixed-race German and Chinese American from Seattle who fondly remembers watching the Korean drama “Dae Jang Geum,” or “Jewel in the Palace,” with her mother and brother when she was about 5 years old.

From Seattle Times

Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’, a nonstop bloomer, carries the theme through the growing season.

From Seattle Times

The blooms are especially beautiful when backlit and framed by transparent grasses or in the company of similarly colored blooms like Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’.

From Seattle Times

One is Geum radiatum, aka spreading avens, a delicate, yellow flower on high peaks like Roan Mountain and Devil’s Courthouse.

From Washington Times

Standing atop a 16-foot-high seawall on South Korea’s western coast, Chris Purnell and his colleagues slide mesh bags stuffed with empty oyster shells down onto the sandy mudflats of the Geum Estuary.

From Scientific American