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geranium.

Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family Geraniaceae.

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Meaning & usage

noun/dʒəˈɹeɪni.əm/
  1. Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family Geraniaceae.

  2. Any flowering plant of the genus Pelargonium, of family Geraniaceae.

    broadly
  3. A bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium (Pelargonium inquinans) .

Where this word comes from

From Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γερᾰ́νῐον (gerắnĭon), from γέρᾰνος (gérănos, “crane”) + -ῐον (-ĭon, diminutive suffix).

adj/dʒəˈɹeɪni.əm/
  1. Of a bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium (Pelargonium inquinans).

Where this word comes from

From Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γερᾰ́νῐον (gerắnĭon), from γέρᾰνος (gérănos, “crane”) + -ῐον (-ĭon, diminutive suffix).

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