geranium
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.
Origin of geranium
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How to use geranium in a sentence
If that’s not your thing, there are natural air-freshening alternatives, such as fragrant houseplants like geraniums and jasmine.
How we vanquished the strong pet odors in our new home | Jose Mendoza and Mary Kearl | April 4, 2022 | Popular-ScienceThe smokestacks were still creating jobs and the geraniums were still resisting housing – single-family homes built further out from the city center were the only projects acceptable.
You May Never Look at the Sports Arena the Same Again | Scott Lewis | January 4, 2022 | Voice of San DiegoThe losers in the battle were not the geraniums or the smokestacks but the people who had to live in the camps, on the street or in the jalopies they drove in with.
You May Never Look at the Sports Arena the Same Again | Scott Lewis | January 4, 2022 | Voice of San DiegoThe few bursts of color were provided by furry pumps in geranium.
Hedi Slimane’s Spring 2013 Paris Debut at Saint Laurent | Robin Givhan | October 1, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBut step before her with my arms clasping a tin can with a geranium plant r Heaven forbid!
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson Lloyd
The girl held a geranium leaf up to her nose and said nothing, but looked knowing and noncommittal.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThe window frame was filled with pots of flowers, and she sat and picked the dry leaves from a rose geranium.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinIt is quite unlike any other geranium of which I have any knowledge, in general habit.
Amateur Gardencraft | Eben E. RexfordIn Major Ellison's buttonhole there was a carnation and a rosebud backed by a geranium leaf.
Sixes and Sevens | O. Henry
British Dictionary definitions for geranium
/ (dʒɪˈreɪnɪəm) /
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
Origin of geranium
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