wild geranium

American  

noun

1. geranium.

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Etymology

Origin of wild geranium

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The salt scrub infused with wild geranium and rosewood soothes for smooth skin and a calm mind.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023

Green leaves, such as wild geranium, strawberry and speedwell, were to be found in abundance beneath their covering of fallen forest leaves.

From Some Winter Days in Iowa by Lazell, Frederick John

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 Hubbard, Elbert

The colour was blue, but varied in depth and intensity; on some nights it was sky-blue, but usually of a deeper shade, a pure, soft, beautiful blue like that of the morning-glory or wild geranium.

From Far Away and Long Ago by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

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