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noun
Any of various flowering plants of the genus Pelargonium, similar to (and often confused with) true geraniums, but less hardy and often cultivated as annuals for ornamental purposes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: geranium, storksbill
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an extract of the rose geranium, Pelargonium sidoides, used as an alternative medicine
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Pelargonium
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rosid dicot genus
History
From translingual Pelargonium, from Ancient Greek πελαργός (pelargós, “stork”).
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