Geum urbanum

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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