geranium
Americannoun
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any of numerous plants of the genus Geranium, which comprises the crane's-bills.
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the wild geranium, G. maculatum, of eastern North America, having loose clusters of lavender flowers.
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Also called stork's-bill. any of various plants of the allied genus Pelargonium, native to southern Africa, having showy flowers or fragrant leaves, widely cultivated in gardens and as houseplants.
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a flower of this plant.
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a vivid red color.
noun
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any cultivated geraniaceous plant of the genus Pelargonium , having scarlet, pink, or white showy flowers See also pelargonium rose geranium lemon geranium
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any geraniaceous plant of the genus Geranium, such as cranesbill and herb Robert, having divided leaves and pink or purplish flowers
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a strong red to a moderate or strong pink colour
Etymology
Origin of geranium
1540–50; < New Latin, for Latin geranion < Greek geránion name for various plants the fruit of which was thought to resemble a crane's bill, derivative of géranos crane; akin to Latin grūs
Example Sentences
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The Finks sell their bottles direct from the winery, but they also supply some of Copenhagen's top restaurants, including the three Michelin star Geranium.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024
Co-written with Tobias Lindholm, “A Taste of Hunger” is set in Copenhagen, which boasts 26 Michelin-starred restaurants, including two, Noma and Geranium, which have earned the rare three Michelin stars.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2022
In his very public Philadelphia home garden, a 14-foot-long, sidewalk-facing bed, he uses other colorful foliage to set off bulbs, too, including dark-colored Geranium maculatum Espresso and a gold lamb’s ear, Stachys byzantina Primrose Heron.
From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2020
The psychologist reported that the staff at Geranium, the Copenhagen restaurant, had tried to upsell him on wine.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 11, 2018
I prefer single Geraniums to double ones for garden use, because they drop their old petals, and never take on the ragged appearance which characterizes the ordinary bedding Geranium.
From Amateur Gardencraft A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover by Rexford, Eben E. (Eben Eugene)
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