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geranium

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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.

[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.]

geranium
Noun
a cultivated plant with scarlet, pink, or white flowers [Latin: cranesbill]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.geraniumgeranium - 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
Spanish geranium [dʒɪˈreɪnjəm] ngeranio
French geranium [dʒɪˈreɪnɪəm] ngéranium m
German geranium [dʒɪˈreɪnɪəm] nGeranie f
Italian geranium [dʒɪˈreɪnɪəm] ngeranio

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What is the name of that geranium on the window-sill, please?
She was dressed prettily and carefully, with the customary touch of color in the scarlet geranium at her white throat.
He wore a silk hat and a frock coat, the lapel of which was adorned with a white geranium surrounded by leaves.
 
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