apple geranium
- noun
:
geranio manzana
- The apple geranium is popular for its rounded, fragrant leaves and delicate white flowers.
Examples
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She crushed a leaf from the apple geranium to add a fresh scent to the room.
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I planted an apple geranium in my kitchen window because it releases a sweet aroma.
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The apple geranium has a lovely scent.
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I bought an apple geranium for my garden.
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The apple geranium is valued for its fragrant round leaves and beautiful white flowers.
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In my herb garden, the apple geranium adds a delightful scent and lush greenery.
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The lovely scent of the apple geranium filled the room during the afternoon tea.
Synonyms
A geranium with round scented leaves and small white flowers that people grow for its sweet smell
A plant with round, scented leaves and small white flowers often grown for its smell
Surface Forms
Morphology
apple + Geranium
The phrase is compositionally built: 'apple' functions as a modifier of 'geranium', so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a kind of geranium related to apples (e.g. by scent or appearance). This modifier + noun pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so the meaning is predictable from the constituents for a B1 learner.
Etymology
The noun apple geranium is named for its leaves: when you crush one it gives an apple-like smell, and geranium shows it is a kind of geranium, so the name means a geranium that smells like an 'apple'.
