zonal geranium

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noun

a widely cultivated plant, Pelargonium hortorum, having white, pink, or red flowers and rounded leaves that are sometimes banded or blotched with contrasting colors.

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Also called fish geranium.

Origin of zonal geranium

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby zonal geranium

zona, zona fasciculata, zona glomerulosa, zona hemorrhoidalis, zonal, zonal geranium, zonal necrosis, zonal soil, zona ophthalmica, zona pellucida, zona reticularis

How to use zonal geranium in a sentence

The few bursts of color were provided by furry pumps in geranium.
Hedi Slimane’s Spring 2013 Paris Debut at Saint Laurent |Robin Givhan|October 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But step before her with my arms clasping a tin can with a geranium plant r Heaven forbid!
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
The girl held a geranium leaf up to her nose and said nothing, but looked knowing and noncommittal.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The window frame was filled with pots of flowers, and she sat and picked the dry leaves from a rose geranium.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin

It is quite unlike any other Geranium of which I have any knowledge, in general habit.
Amateur Gardencraft|Eben E. Rexford
In Major Ellison's buttonhole there was a carnation and a rosebud backed by a geranium leaf.
Sixes and Sevens|O. Henry