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geranium definition

ge·ra·nium (jə rā′nē əm)

adjective

designating a family (Geraniaceae, order Geraniales) of dicotyledonous plants, including the pelargonium

Etymology: L < Gr geranion, cranesbill, dim. < geranos, a crane < IE base *ger-, echoic of hoarse cry > crane

noun

  1. any of a large genus (Geranium) of plants of the geranium family, having pink or purple flowers, long bill-shaped seeds, and leaves with many lobes; cranesbill
  2. pelargonium: the florist's geranium
  3. an intense red

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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