jəˌrānēˈāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Geranium, type genus + -aceae
: a family of mostly herbaceous plants (order Geraniales) having chiefly opposite or whorled leaves and flowers with one-seeded carpels that separate individually from a central column when ripe
• ge·ra·ni·a·ceous ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|āshəs adjective