Pelargonium peltatum
- noun
- Specialized
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- The hanging basket was filled with blooming Pelargonium peltatum that cascaded over its edges.
Examples
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When grown in containers, Pelargonium peltatum provides a vivid display of color throughout the summer.
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The Pelargonium peltatum thrives in sunny spots.
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Many gardeners prefer Pelargonium peltatum because of its attractive, glossy leaves and long-lasting flowers.
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I planted several Pelargonium peltatums in my garden.
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Many gardeners prefer Pelargonium peltatum because of its attractive, glossy leaves and long-lasting flowers.
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The hanging basket was filled with blooming Pelargonium peltatum that cascaded over its edges.
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When grown in containers, Pelargonium peltatum provides a vivid display of color throughout the summer.
Synonyms
A trailing plant with shield-shaped leaves and pink flowers
A trailing plant with round leaves and pink flowers often grown in hanging baskets
A plant with long stems, round leaves, and bright pink flowers that people often grow in hanging baskets
Surface Forms
Morphology
Pelargonium + peltatum
This is a scientific Latin binomial: the first element names the genus (Pelargonium) and the second is a species epithet (peltatum). The meaning is partially derivable — a Pelargonium with a peltate/ivy‑like characteristic — but the form is technical and functions as a proper name, and knowledge of botanical/Latin morphology is needed to recover the full sense, so it is not fully predictable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Pelargonium peltatum comes from old words that describe the plant. Pelargonium comes from a Greek word for a 'stork' because the seed pods look like a stork's long bill, and peltatum means 'small shield' for the round leaves that sit on the stem. So the name helps you remember the plant's stork-like seed pods and shield-like leaves.
