Lady Washington geranium

noun

1. show geranium.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lady Washington geranium¹

Named after M. Washington

Example Sentences

We understood that there were to be brown velvet butterflies stitched down the skirt, and if her Lady Washington geranium flowered in time,—Mis' Sykes was said to lay bread and milk nightly about the roots to encourage it,—she was to wear the blossom in her hair.

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