jəˌrānēˈā(ˌ)lēz noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Geranium + -ales
: an order of mostly herbaceous or shrubby dicotyledonous plants that have 5-parted regular flowers with stamens usually a multiple of the number of sepals and a syncarpous ovary and that include the geraniums and cranesbills, wood sorrels, jewelweeds, flaxes, and a large but variable number of related plants — see euphorbiaceae , geraniaceae