geranium family

American

noun

the plant family Geraniaceae, typified by herbaceous plants or small shrubs having lobed leaves, showy flowers, and slender, beak-shaped fruit, and including the crane's-bills, stork's-bills, and cultivated geraniums of the genus Pelargonium.

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A naturally occurring substance in a flowering plant of the geranium family, there are plenty of endorsements online.

From The Guardian • Feb. 1, 2013

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