PELARGONIUM


Meaning of PELARGONIUM in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ pe-lär- ' g ō -n ē - ə m, -l ə r-

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pelargos stork (akin to Greek pelios livid, polios gray) + New Latin -nium (as in Geranium ) ― more at FALLOW

Date: 1835

: any of a genus ( Pelargonium ) of southern African herbs of the geranium family with showy flowers of usually red, pink, or white distinguished by a spurred calyx and irregular corolla ― called also geranium storksbill ― compare ROSE GERANIUM

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