geranium

ge·ra·ni·um  (j-rn-m)

n.

1. Any of various plants of the genus Geranium, having palmately divided leaves and pink or purplish flowers. Also called cranesbill.

2. Any of various plants of the genus Pelargonium, native chiefly to southern Africa and widely cultivated for their rounded, often variegated leaves and showy clusters of red, pink, or white flowers. Also called storksbill.

3. A strong to vivid red.

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[New Latin Geranium, genus name, from Latin geranium, crane's-bill, from Greek geranion, diminutive of geranos, crane; see ger-² in Indo-European roots.]

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geranium [dʒɪˈreɪnɪəm]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any cultivated geraniaceous plant of the genus Pelargonium, having scarlet, pink, or white showy flowers See also pelargonium, rose geranium, lemon geranium

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any geraniaceous plant of the genus Geranium, such as cranesbill and herb Robert, having divided leaves and pink or purplish flowers

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) a strong red to a moderate or strong pink colour

[from Latin: cranesbill, from Greek geranion, from geranos crane]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

geranium - any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests family Geraniaceae, Geraniaceae, geranium family - chiefly herbaceous plants crane's bill, cranesbill - any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium Pelargonium graveolens, rose geranium, sweet-scented geranium - any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and pink flowers bedding geranium, fish geranium, Pelargonium hortorum, zonal pelargonium - an upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red flowers hanging geranium, ivy geranium, ivy-leaved geranium, Pelargonium peltatum - a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers apple geranium, nutmeg geranium, Pelargonium odoratissimum - geranium with round fragrant leaves and small white flowers lemon geranium, Pelargonium limoneum - a common garden geranium with lemon-scented foliage heron's bill, storksbill - any of various plants of the genus Erodium

Translations

geranium [dʒɪˈreɪnɪəm] N → geranio m

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geranium [dʒɪˈreɪniəm] n → géranium m

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geranium

n → Geranie f

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geranium [dʒɪˈreɪnɪəm] n → geranio

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geranium → نبات الجيرانيوم muškát geranium Geranie γεράνι geranio pelargonia géranium geranij geranio ゼラニウム 제라늄 geranium geranium geranium gerânio герань pelargon ต้นเจอเรเนียมมีดอกสีชมพูหรือสีม่วง sardunya cây phong lữ 天竺葵