geranium
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- noun
- /dʒəˈreɪniəm/
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geranio
- Rain falls across her patio, on the begonias and geraniums she has planted in clay pots.
- red geraniums
- scented geraniums
- potted geraniums
Examples
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We'll leave the keys under the potted geranium by the front door.
Fiction book (1999) -
Then she watered the forty red geraniums on the windowsills, saving that pleasant chore until last.
Fiction book (1993) -
The geranium in the window.
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A gentleman with big hands calls to admire our geranium.
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I am going to leave out the geraniums and see if they will survive.
Fiction book (1992) -
The house had a front porch with fat pots of red geraniums on the steps.
Fiction book (1995) -
"The geraniums?" Jada looked at the red geranium plants lining the two windows in the bedroom.
Fiction book (1993) -
The most common flowers were dahlias, chrysanthemums, and geraniums, valued for their showy colorfulness.
Academic text (2004) -
Returning from planting geraniums in the huge terra-cotta pots on Theodora Shea's south-facing terrace.
Fiction book (1995) -
The bright red geranium bloomed beautifully in the garden.
Synonyms
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A small flowering plant with bright, often scented, flowers used in gardens and pots
A common wild flower in eastern North America with deeply divided leaves and purple flowers
A wild geranium from western North America with small clusters of white or pale pink flowers
A wild plant with small white or pale pink flowers that grows in western North America
A wild geranium from western North America with sticky leaves and pinkish-purple flowers
An upright garden plant with wavy leaves that have a dark edge and red, pink, or white flowers
A garden plant with upright stems, leaves with wavy edges and a dark band, and pink, red, or white flowers
A common garden plant with leaves that have a dark band and bright pink, red, or white flowers
A geranium with round scented leaves and small white flowers that people grow for its sweet smell
A small plant with round sweet-smelling leaves and white flowers
A plant with round, scented leaves and small white flowers often grown for its smell
A plant with pink flowers and scented leaves used for perfume
A plant with divided leaves and pink flowers that smell sweet
A garden plant with leaves that smell like lemon
Compounds
- Specialized
An upright garden plant with wavy leaves that have a dark edge and red, pink, or white flowers
An indoor plant with large rough leaves that have silver and red patterns and small hidden flowers
A small plant with a pleasant smell, oak-shaped leaves, and groups of yellow-green flowers
A garden plant with upright stems, leaves with wavy edges and a dark band, and pink, red, or white flowers
- Specialized
A group of mostly herb-like plants that make flowers, often grown in gardens
- Specialized
A common wild flower in eastern North America with deeply divided leaves and purple flowers
- Specialized
A wild plant from Europe and western Asia with small pink flowers that often grows as a weed in lawns
- Specialized
A tall plant that lives for many years and has bright blue flowers that grow in meadows
- Specialized
A wild geranium from western North America with small clusters of white or pale pink flowers
- Specialized
A low sticky plant with small reddish-purple flowers that grows in northern places
- Specialized
A wild geranium from western North America with sticky leaves and pinkish-purple flowers
A plant with long stems, round leaves, and bright pink flowers that people often grow in hanging baskets
A plant with round, scented leaves and small white flowers often grown for its smell
- Specialized
A wild plant with small white or pale pink flowers that grows in western North America
- Specialized
A low plant with green leaves and small flowers that grows in rocky places
- South African
A plant with divided leaves and pink flowers that smell sweet
A wildflower in western North America with sticky hairy stems and pinkish flowers
A small plant with round leaves and red and white flowers that people often grow indoors or as ground cover
A small wild flower with divided leaves and purple flowers that grows in woods and meadows
How Showy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Geranium comes from the Greek word geranos meaning 'crane', because the plant's long seed pod looks like a crane's beak. That's why the name points to the plant's beak-like shape, even though today we usually think of its bright flowers.