feather geranium
- noun
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geranio plumoso
- The feather geranium has distinctive oak-like leaves and a pleasant aroma.
Examples
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Gardeners often grow the feather geranium for its clusters of yellow-green flowers.
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Wild patches of feather geranium can now be found throughout parts of North America.
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I planted a feather geranium in my garden.
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The feather geraniums bloom beautifully in the spring.
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Gardeners often grow the feather geranium for its clusters of yellow-green flowers.
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The feather geranium has distinctive oak-like leaves and a pleasant aroma.
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Wild patches of feather geranium can now be found throughout parts of North America.
Synonyms
A small aromatic plant with oak-shaped leaves and yellow-green flower clusters
A plant from Europe and Asia with a strong smell, oak-shaped leaves and many small yellow-green flowers
A plant with oak-shaped leaves and yellow-green flowers that now grows wild in North America
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward noun+noun compound: a B1 learner who knows 'feather' and 'geranium' will infer it denotes a type or variety of geranium with some feather-like quality or appearance, so the basic category (a kind of plant) is clear. However, the specific botanical details (aromatic, oak-shaped leaves, yellow-green flowers) are not directly predictable from 'feather', making the link only partially transparent.
Etymology
Feather geranium may get its name from the look and feel of the plant. The word feather gives the image of soft, divided leaves and the word geranium shows it is a garden plant with a pleasant scent, so the name helps you picture this scented garden plant.
