zonal geranium

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of zonal geranium¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Japanese beetle damage costs horticulture hundreds of millions of dollars annually, but since the zonal geranium phenomenon was first described in the 1920s, the paralytic agent had not been identified.

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Like the common or Zonal geranium, the ivy-leafed section has within the last few years been greatly improved.

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