geum urbanum

4 definitions found

geum urbanum - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  avens \av"ens\ ([a^]v"[e^]nz), n.; pl. avens. [OF. avence.]
     (Bot.)
     A plant of the genus Geum, of the rose family, esp. Geum urbanum
     , or herb bennet. They may bear red, yellow, or white
     flowers.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

  Bennet \Ben"net\, n. [F. beno[^i]te, fr. L. benedicta, fem. of
     benedictus, p. p., blessed. See Benedict, a.] (Bot.)
     The common yellow-flowered avens of Europe (Geum urbanum);
     herb bennet. The name is sometimes given to other plants, as
     the hemlock, valerian, etc.
     [1913 Webster]

  cloveroot \cloveroot\ n.
     a hairy Eurasian plant (Geum urbanum) with small yellow
     flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally.
  
     Syn: herb bennet, wood avens, Geum urbanum.
          [WordNet 1.5]

geum urbanum - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Geum urbanum
      n 1: hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an
           astringent root formerly used medicinally [syn: herb bennet
           , cloveroot, clover-root, wood avens, Geum urbanum
           ]