geranium

[ ji-rey-nee-uhm ]
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noun
  1. any of numerous plants of the genus Geranium, which comprises the crane's-bills.

  2. the wild geranium, G. maculatum, of eastern North America, having loose clusters of lavender flowers.

  1. 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.

  2. a flower of this plant.

  3. a vivid red color.

Origin of geranium

1
1540–50; <New Latin, for Latin geranion<Greek geránion name for various plants the fruit of which was thought to resemble a crane's bill, derivative of géranoscrane; akin to Latin grūs

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geranium

/ (dʒɪˈreɪnɪəm) /


noun
  1. any cultivated geraniaceous plant of the genus Pelargonium, having scarlet, pink, or white showy flowers: See also pelargonium, rose geranium, lemon geranium

  2. any geraniaceous plant of the genus Geranium, such as cranesbill and herb Robert, having divided leaves and pink or purplish flowers

  1. a strong red to a moderate or strong pink colour

Origin of geranium

1
C16: from Latin: cranesbill, from Greek geranion, from geranos crane

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