ge|ra|ni|um

ge|ra|ni|um «juh RAY nee uhm», noun.

1. any one of a group of plants with fragrant leaves and showy clusters of flowers of scarlet, pink, or white; stork's-bill; pelargonium. It is native of South Africa and often grown in gardens and window boxes.

2. any one of several similar wild plants with pink or purple flowers; crane's-bill; heron's-bill.

3. the flower of any one of these plants.

4. a vivid red.

╂[< Latin geranium < Greek geránion (diminutive) < gēranos crane (the seed pod resembles a crane's bill)]