/ji ray"nee euhm/ , n.
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.
3. 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.
4. a flower of this plant.
5. a vivid red color.
[ 1540-50; geranion geránion name for various plants the fruit of which was thought to resemble a crane's bill, deriv. of géranos CRANE; akin to L grus ]