Geum

See also: geum

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin gaeum, a plant described by Pliny the Elder.

Proper noun

Geum n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the avens, low, flowering plants of nearly worldwide distribution.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rosaceae – family; Rosoideae - subfamily; Colurieae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Geum urbanum - type species; for the numerous species see Geum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Geum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Geum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Geum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Geum at USDA Plants database
• Geum at Tropicos
• Geum at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Geum at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Geum at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Geum at The Plant List