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geum

American

[jee-uhm] / ˈdʒi əm /

noun

any plant of the genus Geum, comprising the avens.

geum British

/ ˈdʒiːəm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of geum

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

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The experiments were made on the geum rivale, different kinds of mallows, and the æchinops ritro.

From The Botanic Garden. Part II. Containing the Loves of the Plants. a Poem. With Philosophical Notes. by Darwin, Erasmus

The red shades found in the geum tribe are very uncommon, being neither crimson, scarlet, nor orange, but a mixture of all three, with a dash of brown thrown in.

From Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them by Biddle, Violet Purton

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