geraniaceous

[ ji-rey-nee-ey-shuhs ]

adjective
  1. belonging to the Geraniaceae, the geranium family of plants.

Origin of geraniaceous

1
<New Latin Geraniace(ae) (see geranium, -aceae) + -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for geraniaceous

geraniaceous

/ (dʒɪˌreɪnɪˈeɪʃəs) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Geraniaceae, a family of plants with typically hairy stems and beaklike fruits: includes the geranium, pelargonium, storksbill, and cranesbill

Origin of geraniaceous

1
C19: from New Latin Geraniāceae; see geranium

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