sweet-scented geranium
- noun
- /ˈswitˌsɛntɪd dʒəˈreɪniəm/
- South African
:
geranio aromático
- She gently rubbed the leaves of the sweet-scented geranium to release its pleasant smell.
Examples
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The sweet-scented geranium adds a lovely fragrance to the garden.
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I love the aroma of sweet-scented geraniums in the spring.
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Gardeners often grow sweet-scented geraniums to add aroma to their gardens.
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The sweet-scented geranium filled the room with a refreshing fragrance.
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Gardeners often grow sweet-scented geraniums to add aroma to their gardens.
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She gently rubbed the leaves of the sweet-scented geranium to release its pleasant smell.
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The sweet-scented geranium filled the room with a refreshing fragrance.
Synonyms
A plant with pink flowers and scented leaves used for perfume
A plant that has rose-scented leaves and pink flowers
Antonyms
How Fragrant
Surface Forms
Morphology
sweet-scented + Geranium
The phrase is a straightforward adjective-noun combination: 'sweet-scented' (having a sweet fragrance) modifying 'geranium' (a type of plant). This compositional pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can readily infer it refers to a geranium with a sweet smell.
Etymology
The noun sweet-scented geranium comes from the simple idea that this geranium smells sweet. Gardeners rub its leaves to release a strong, pleasant scent, so the words sweet-scented and geranium mean 'a geranium with a pleasant smell'.