fish geranium

noun

1. zonal geranium.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fish geranium¹

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

I lit a cigar, and, drawing my chair to the window, sought surcease of sorrow in the contemplation of the fish-geranium.

From Project Gutenberg

A fish-geranium—of all plants kept for the recreation of mankind, certainly the greatest illusion—straggled under the window.

From Project Gutenberg