wild geranium
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wild geranium
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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The salt scrub infused with wild geranium and rosewood soothes for smooth skin and a calm mind.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023
He planted harebells; violets, blue, white, and yellow; wild geranium, cardinal-flower, columbine, pink snake's mouth, buttercups, painted trilliums, and orchis.
From Freckles by Stratton-Porter, Gene
The wild geranium, for instance, with its pinkish-purple flowers, is common in our woods.
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert
B, longitudinal section of the leaf stalk of wild geranium, showing its cellular structure.
From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton
The same joy is felt in plucking, arranging, and stringing rose-hips, the seeds of the ailantus, the nasturtium, the pumpkin, or the "cheeses" of the mallow and wild geranium.
From Froebel's Gifts by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith
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