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View synonyms for geranium
geranium
[ ji-rey-nee-uhm ]
noun
- any of numerous plants of the genus Geranium, which comprises the crane's-bills.
- the wild geranium, G. maculatum, of eastern North America, having loose clusters of lavender flowers.
- Also called stork's-bill. any of various plants of the allied genus Pelargonium, native to southern Africa, having showy flowers or fragrant leaves, widely cultivated in gardens and as houseplants.
- a flower of this plant.
- a vivid red color.
geranium
/ dʒɪˈreɪnɪəm /
noun
- any cultivated geraniaceous plant of the genus Pelargonium , having scarlet, pink, or white showy flowers See also pelargonium rose geranium lemon geranium
- any geraniaceous plant of the genus Geranium, such as cranesbill and herb Robert, having divided leaves and pink or purplish flowers
- a strong red to a moderate or strong pink colour
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of geranium1
C16: from Latin: cranesbill, from Greek geranion, from geranos crane
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Example Sentences
The few bursts of color were provided by furry pumps in geranium.
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But step before her with my arms clasping a tin can with a geranium plant r Heaven forbid!
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The girl held a geranium leaf up to her nose and said nothing, but looked knowing and noncommittal.
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The window frame was filled with pots of flowers, and she sat and picked the dry leaves from a rose geranium.
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It is quite unlike any other Geranium of which I have any knowledge, in general habit.
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In Major Ellison's buttonhole there was a carnation and a rosebud backed by a geranium leaf.
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