geum
noun
ge·um ˈjē-əm 
: avens
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, genus name, going back to Latin gaeum, gēum, name of a plant mentioned by Pliny, perhaps Geum urbanum, of obscure origin
First Known Use
circa 1548, in the meaning defined above
- cuckoldy
- cuckoo
- cuckoo bee
- cuckoo clock
- cuckoo clocks
- cuckoo clover
- cuckoo dove
- cuckoo falcon
- cuckoo froth
- cuckoo gillyflower
- cuckoo lamb
- cuckoo ray
- cuckoo shrike
- cuckoo sorrel
- cuckoo spit
- cuckoo wasp
- cuckoo wrasse
- cuckoo's-leader
- cuckoo's-leaders
- cuckoo's-sandies
- cuckoo's-sandy
- cuckoo-bread
- cuckoo-buds
- cuckoo-button
- cuckoo-meat