Found 2 items, similar to geranium.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: geranium
geranium
n : any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Geranium
Geranium
\Ge*ra"ni*um\ (j[-e]*r[=a]"n[i^]*[u^]m), n. [L., fr.
Gr. gera`nion, from ge`ranos crane: cf. F. g['e]ranium. See
Crane, n.]
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1. (Bot.) A genus of plants having a beaklike torus or
receptacle, around which the seed capsules are arranged,
and membranous projections, or stipules, at the joints.
Most of the species have showy flowers and a pungent odor.
Called sometimes
crane's-bill.
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2. (Floriculture) A cultivated pelargonium.
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Note: Many plants referred to the genus
Geranium by the
earlier botanists are now separated from it under the
name of
Pelargonium, which includes all the commonly
cultivated
“geraniums”, mostly natives of South
Africa.
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