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Definition of Genus geum
1. Noun. Avens.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Rosaceae, Rosaceae, Rose Family
Member holonyms: Avens
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Geum
Literary usage of Genus geum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Francis Wall Oliver, Anton Kerner von Marilaun, Marian (Balfour) Busk (1895)
"In several species of the genus Geum, of which Geum urbanum will serve as an
example (see figs. ..."
2. The Floral Cabinet and Magazine of Exotic Botanyby George Beauchamp Knowles, Frederic Westcott by George Beauchamp Knowles, Frederic Westcott (1838)
"The plants of this genus were formerly considered to belong to the genus Geum,
which in fact differs chiefly if not entirely in the structure of its awns, ..."
3. The Fertilisation of Flowers by Hermann Müller, D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, Charles Darwin (1883)
"In this relation the genus Geum is interesting ; for that species which is
fertilised by bees (G. rivale) exhibits a red colour in which the influence of ..."
4. Flowers, Fruits and Leaves by John Lubbock (1886)
"In the genus Geum the fruit is provided with hooks; in Dryas it terminates in a
long feathered awn, like that of Clematis. On the other hand, several genera ..."
5. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries (1904)
"... the variety will be yellow and the hybrid will have the red and yellow mixture
of the species as for instance, in the genus Geum. ..."
6. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation: Lectures Delivered at the by Hugo de Vries (1905)
"... the variety will be yellow and the hybrid will have the red and yellow mixture
of the species as for instance, in the genus Geum. ..."
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