pelargonium
NounSynonyms:
genus Pelargonium
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Noun (1)
- geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivatedSynonyms: genus PelargoniumType of rosid dicot genusMember of Geraniaceae, family GeraniaceaeMembers fish geranium, rose geranium, apple geranium, ivy geranium, lemon geranium
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pel′ar·go′ni·um prop. n.
Origin: NL., fr. Gr. πελαργός a stork.
Botany A large genus of plants of the order Geraniaceæ, differing from Geranium in having a spurred calyx and an irregular corolla.
☞ About one hundred and seventy species are known, nearly all of them natives of South Africa, and many having very beautiful blossoms. See the Note under Geranium.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54