geum

[ jee-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

geum

/ ˈdʒiːəm /

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

Origin of geum¹

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

Origin of geum¹

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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