geum

[ jee-uhm ]

noun

any plant of the genus Geum, comprising the avens.

Origin of geum

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

Words Nearby geum

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How to use geum in a sentence

Herbaceous vegetation consists largely of muhly grass, geum, and avens.
Life History and Ecology of the Five-lined Skink, Eumeces fasciatus | Henry S. Fitch
Bennet, ben′et, n. the herb Bennet or common avens (geum urbanum), a yellow-flowered wayside plant throughout Europe.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) | Various
Some specimens of geum rivale (a plant very liable to become prolified) in my possession show this very clearly.
Vegetable Teratology | Maxwell T. Masters
Avens, the English name of two rosaceous plants of the genus geum.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 | Various
I know of nothing else like the geum we are now considering.
Seed Dispersal | William J. Beal

British Dictionary definitions for geum

geum

/ (ˈdʒiːəm) /

noun

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

Origin of geum

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

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