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Geum
(gcide) | Geum \Geum\ n. (Bot.),
A genus of plants of the rose family comprising the avens.
Syn: genus Geum.
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geum
(wn) | Geum
n 1: avens [syn: Geum, genus Geum] |
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apogeum
(czen) | apogeum,apogeen: Zdeněk Brož |
perigeum
(czen) | perigeum,perigeen: Zdeněk Brož |
epigeum
(gcide) | Perigee \Per"i*gee\, Perigeum \Per`i*ge"um\, n. [NL. perigeum,
fr. Gr. peri` about, near + gh^ the earth: cf. F.
p['e]rig['e]e.] (Astron.)
That point, in the orbit of the moon or other body orbiting
the earth, which is nearest to the earth; -- opposed to
apogee. It is sometimes, but rarely, used of the nearest
points of bodies not orbiting the earth, such as of a comet,
a planet, etc. Called also epigee, epigeum.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Epigeum \Ep*i*ge"um\, n. [NL. See Epigee.]
See Perigee. [Obs.]
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Epigeum
(gcide) | Perigee \Per"i*gee\, Perigeum \Per`i*ge"um\, n. [NL. perigeum,
fr. Gr. peri` about, near + gh^ the earth: cf. F.
p['e]rig['e]e.] (Astron.)
That point, in the orbit of the moon or other body orbiting
the earth, which is nearest to the earth; -- opposed to
apogee. It is sometimes, but rarely, used of the nearest
points of bodies not orbiting the earth, such as of a comet,
a planet, etc. Called also epigee, epigeum.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Epigeum \Ep*i*ge"um\, n. [NL. See Epigee.]
See Perigee. [Obs.]
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Geum urbanum
(gcide) | 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.
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Hypogeum
(gcide) | Hypogeum \Hyp`o*ge"um\, n.; pl. Hypogea. [L., fr. Gr. ?, ?,
subterranean; ? under + ?, ?, the earth.] (Anc. Arch.)
The subterraneous portion of a building, as in amphitheaters,
for the service of the games; also, subterranean galleries,
as the catacombs.
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Lygeum Spartum
(gcide) | Sparterie \Spar"ter*ie\, n. [F., from Sp. esparto esparto, L.
spartum, Gr. ?.]
Articles made of the blades or fiber of the Lygeum Spartum
and Stipa tenacissima (syn. Macrochloa tenacissima),
kinds of grass used in Spain and other countries for making
ropes, mats, baskets, nets, and mattresses. --Loudon.
[1913 Webster]Matweed \Mat"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
A name of several maritime grasses, as the sea sand-reed
(Ammophila arundinacea) which is used in Holland to bind
the sand of the seacoast dikes (see Beach grass, under
Beach); also, the Lygeum Spartum, a Mediterranean grass
of similar habit.
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Perigeum
(gcide) | Perigee \Per"i*gee\, Perigeum \Per`i*ge"um\, n. [NL. perigeum,
fr. Gr. peri` about, near + gh^ the earth: cf. F.
p['e]rig['e]e.] (Astron.)
That point, in the orbit of the moon or other body orbiting
the earth, which is nearest to the earth; -- opposed to
apogee. It is sometimes, but rarely, used of the nearest
points of bodies not orbiting the earth, such as of a comet,
a planet, etc. Called also epigee, epigeum.
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genus geum
(wn) | genus Geum
n 1: avens [syn: Geum, genus Geum] |
geum
(wn) | Geum
n 1: avens [syn: Geum, genus Geum] |
geum alleppicum strictum
(wn) | Geum alleppicum strictum
n 1: erect subshrub with deep yellow flowers; Europe and Asia
and North America [syn: yellow avens, {Geum alleppicum
strictum}, Geum strictum] |
geum canadense
(wn) | Geum canadense
n 1: North American white-flowered avens [syn: bennet, {white
avens}, Geum canadense] |
geum macrophyllum
(wn) | Geum macrophyllum
n 1: hairy yellow-flowered plant of eastern Asia and North
America [syn: yellow avens, Geum macrophyllum] |
geum rivale
(wn) | Geum rivale
n 1: erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate
leaves and a few nodding flowers with a brown-purple calyx
and orange and pink petals [syn: water avens, {Indian
chocolate}, purple avens, chocolate root, {Geum
rivale}] |
geum strictum
(wn) | Geum strictum
n 1: erect subshrub with deep yellow flowers; Europe and Asia
and North America [syn: yellow avens, {Geum alleppicum
strictum}, Geum strictum] |
geum triflorum
(wn) | Geum triflorum
n 1: North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves
and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits [syn: {prairie
smoke}, purple avens, Geum triflorum] |
geum urbanum
(wn) | 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}] |
geum virginianum
(wn) | Geum virginianum
n 1: avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers
[syn: bennet, white avens, Geum virginianum] |
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