Definition of Geum urbanum

1. Noun. Hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally.

Exact synonyms: Clover-root, Cloveroot, Herb Bennet, Wood Avens
Generic synonyms: Avens

Lexicographical Neighbors of Geum Urbanum

Gestalt law of organization
Gestalt principle of organization
Gestapo
Gestapolike
Gestuno
Gettysburg
Gettysburg Address
Getulio Dornelles Vargas
Geum
Geum alleppicum strictum
Geum canadense
Geum macrophyllum
Geum rivale
Geum strictum
Geum triflorum
Geum urbanum
Geum virginianum
Gevgelija
Gewürztraminer
Gewürztraminers
Gey
Gey's solution
Ghana
Ghanaian
Ghanaians
Ghanan
Ghandi
Ghanese
Ghanian
Ghanian monetary unit

Literary usage of Geum urbanum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1860)
"In the root of wood avens, geum urbanum, L*, whence it is obtained by distillation with water, the yield being 0-04 pc— Greenish yellow, buttery. ..."

2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"geum urbanum, L., 'in Topsell and Askham' (Prior).—Eay (Cat. ... geum urbanum, L. Avens, Drooping, or Water. Geum rivale, L. Avens, Mountain. ..."

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