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geranium

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /dʒəˈɹeɪni.əm/
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  • rhymes with -eɪniəm
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1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: strictly

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cranesbill, true geranium, hardy geranium

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pelargonium

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant

Narrower terms: cranesbill, crane's bill, rose geranium, sweet-scented geranium, Pelargonium graveolens, fish geranium, bedding geranium, zonal pelargonium, Pelargonium hortorum, ivy geranium, ivy-leaved geranium, hanging geranium, Pelargonium peltatum, apple geranium, nutmeg geranium, Pelargonium odoratissimum, lemon geranium, Pelargonium limoneum, storksbill, heron's bill

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

90 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: oranssinpunainen — color
  • Italian: geranio — color
  • Arabic: غُرْنُوق (ḡurnūq) — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Arabic: جِيرَانِيُوم (jīrāniyūm) — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Bulgarian: здравец (zdravec) — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Catalan: gerani — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Chinese Mandarin: 老鸛草 /老鹳草 — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Czech: kakost — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Danish: storkenæb — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Danish: geranium — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Finnish: kurjenpolvi — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • French: géranium — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Galician: xeranio — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Georgian: ნემსიწვერა (nemsic̣vera) — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • German: Storchschnabel — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • German: Geranie — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Greek: γεράνιον (geránion) — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Greek: γεράνι (geráni) — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Ancient Greek: γεράνιον (geránion) — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Hungarian: gólyaorr — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Irish: crobh fola — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Irish: geiréiniam — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Italian: geranio perenne — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Italian: geranio — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Japanese: ゼラニウム (zeraniumu) — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Mirandese: geránio — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Mirandese: malbas — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Mirandese: sardineira — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Norman: djérainium — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Norwegian Bokmål: geranium — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Norwegian Bokmål: storkenebb — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: geranium — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: storkenebb — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Plautdietsch: Ommeraunje — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Polish: bodziszek — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Polish: geranium — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Portuguese: gerânio — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Romanian: geraniu — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Russian: гера́нь (geránʹ) — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Serbo-Croatian: zdravnjak — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Spanish: geranio — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Tagalog: heranyo — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Turkish: çobaniğnesi — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Turkish: leylekgagası — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Turkish: leylekayağı — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Turkish: leylekburnu — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Ottoman Turkish: چوبان ایكنهسی (çoban iğnesi) — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Volapük: gerum — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Welsh: pig yr aran — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Welsh: troedrudd — flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
  • Bulgarian: мушкато (muškato) — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Catalan: gerani — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Czech: pelargónie — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Danish: pelargonie — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Danish: geranium — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Dutch: geranium — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Finnish: pelargoni — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • French: géranium — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • French: pélargonium — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Georgian: ნემსიწვერა (nemsic̣vera) — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • German: Geranie — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • German: Balkongeranie — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Hungarian: muskátli — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Ingrian: jerantka — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Irish: peileargóiniam — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Italian: geranio — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Italian: pelargonio — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Japanese: フウロソウ (fūrosō) — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Japanese: 風露草 (fūrosō) — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Mirandese: geránio — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Mirandese: malbas — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Mirandese: sardineira — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Norman: djérainium — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Norwegian Bokmål: geranium — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: geranium — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Polish: pelargonia — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Portuguese: gerânio — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Portuguese: pelargónio — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Portuguese: pelargônio — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Romanian: mușcată — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Romanian: pelargonie — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Russian: гера́нь (geránʹ) — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Serbo-Croatian: здра̀вац — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Serbo-Croatian: zdràvac — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Spanish: geranio — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Swedish: pelargonia — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Swedish: pelargon — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Volapük: pelargun — common name for Pelargoniums — see also pelargonium
  • Finnish: oranssinpunainen — colour
  • Italian: geranio — colour