GERANIUM


Meaning of GERANIUM in English

/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 ]

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