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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Geranium | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for Geranium | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Geranium \Ge*ra"ni*um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], from [?] crane: cf. F. g[82]ranium. See {Crane}, n.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of plants having a beaklike tours 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. 2. (Floriculture) A cultivated pelargonium. 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 [bd]geraniums[b8], mostly natives of South Africa. | |
