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
Columbine, most elegant, stood in groups upon the rocks; Hepatica hid under beds of dead leaves; the slender Uvularia was met with here and there; anemone and bloodroot and wild geranium, and many another.
From A Red Wallflower by Warner, Susan
After five o'clock tea we rode up the Mount and through the woods on horseback, along a road gay with masses of wild geranium, hydrangea, amaryllis, and fuchsia.
From A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months by Brassey, Annie
The same joy is felt in plucking, arranging, and stringing rose-hips, the seeds of the ailantus, the nasturtium, the pumpkin, or the "cheeses" of the mallow and wild geranium.
From Froebel's Gifts by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith
Then comes April bearing in its arms the beautiful columbine, the tiny bluets and wild geranium.
From The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. by Shaw, Ellen Eddy
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