wild geranium
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wild geranium
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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The salt scrub infused with wild geranium and rosewood soothes for smooth skin and a calm mind.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
Then had come brilliant spots and splashes of color on the summer slopes—purple butterwort, golden ragweed, aconite, buttercup, deep crimson mossy patches of saxifrage, rosy heather, catchfly, wild geranium, cinnamon rose.
From Days of the Discoverers by Choate, Florence
That's a wild geranium," said Susie; "but do you think it looks-much like a geranium?
From Uncle Robert's Geography (Uncle Robert's Visit, V.3) by Parker, Francis W. (Francis Wayland)
The wild geranium, called "Herb Robert" in Gerarde's time, is known in Germany as "Ruprecht's Kraut".
From Notes and Queries, Number 51, October 19, 1850 by Various
Bleeding could be stopped by the herb Robert, a wild geranium of our hedges, its power being shown by the beautiful red of its young and fading leaves.
From Chatterbox, 1906 by Clarke, J. Erskine (John Erskine)
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