ge|ra|ni|um

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)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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