geranium
noun
any of numerous plants of the genus Geranium, which comprises the crane's-bills.
geraniums
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pluralof geranium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In my Connecticut backyard, I’ve been reclaiming the turf under my maples and birches by planting native ferns, geraniums and woodland asters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Speaking surrounded by geraniums, he said he was happy to take any form of payment, although card was slightly easier albeit slower to process.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025
And the plant orders that include geraniums and eucalyptus—once considered to be closely related—are in fact quite distant from each other.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 23, 2024
Your scented geraniums will flower better in full sun, but given that the scented leaves are the main attraction, growing the plants in part shade makes it easier to keep up with watering.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2022
It was just like all the others, sad, flayed, and dirty, but there were two pots hanging by the door in which grew a few small tufts of geraniums, the flower of the poor.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
