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geranium

Pronunciation: /dʒəˈɹeɪni.əm/

The English word “geranium” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family Geraniaceae.
  2. Any flowering plant of the genus Pelargonium, of family Geraniaceae.
  3. A bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium (Pelargonium inquinans) .

adjective

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

Etymology

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

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