Bot. [Bot. L., a. Gr. κόμαρος, -ον, some plant.] A Linnæan genus of Rosaceæ, including the Purple Marsh Cinquefoil.
1778. G. White, Nat. Hist., 3 July (ed. Wood, 1853), 265. Purple Comarum or Marsh Cinquefoil in the bogs of Bin’s pond.
1883. Longm. Mag., July, 308. The marshy comarum, a perennial which grows in peaty or boggy places.
