wild geranium
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wild geranium
First recorded in 1880–85
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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
Meadowsweet, forget-me-nots and wild geranium snuggle themselves below the boughs of the sturdy yews.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great by Elbert Hubbard
Sprengel, Christian Conrad: —Inspiration from the wild geranium, 108; on the mystery of color, 112; theory of fertilization; a poser to Linnæus, 113; his wrong theory, 114; divining half the truth, 176; assumption disproved, 178.
From My Studio Neighbors by William Hamilton Gibson
In summer it was gay with bracken, and golden ragwort, and wild geranium, but in winter it looked only fit for adventurous witches to gambol in.
From The Romance of the Coast by James Runciman
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 J. Erskine (John Erskine) Clarke
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