geranium

Meaning

Noun

1. Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family Geraniaceae.
2. (broadly) 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) .

Adj

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

Synonyms

cranesbill

pelargonium

crane’s-bill

storksbill

true geranium

crane’s bill

crane's-bill

Translations

geranio

géranium

geranio

Geranie

geranium

pélargonium

γεράνι

gerani

ooievaarsbek

Geranium

γεράνιον

geranio perenne

pelargonio

pelargonium

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dʒəˈɹeɪni.əm/

Etymology

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