geranium

From Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γερᾰ́νῐον (geránion), from γέρᾰνος (géranos, “crane”) + -ῐον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

• Rhymes: -eɪniəm

geranium (plural geraniums or gerania)

1. Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, the cranesbills, of family Geraniaceae.
2. The common name for flowering plants of the genus Pelargonium.
3. A bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium.

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• (Geranium): cranesbill
• (Pelargonium): pelargonium

• nutmeg geranium
• rock geranium (Heuchera spp.)
• rose geranium (Pelargonium spp.)
• wild geranium (Geranium maculatum)

• geraniol

• alfilaria
• storksbill
• geranium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pelargonium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Geranium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pelargonium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

geranium (comparative more geranium, superlative most geranium)

1. Of a bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium.

• (reds) red; blood red, brick red, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, carnation, cerise, cherry, cherry red, Chinese red, cinnabar, claret, crimson, damask, fire brick, fire engine red, flame, flamingo, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, gules, hot pink, incarnadine, Indian red, magenta, maroon, misty rose, nacarat, oxblood, pillar-box red, pink, Pompeian red, poppy, raspberry, red violet, rose, rouge, ruby, ruddy, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, shocking pink, stammel, strawberry, Turkey red, Venetian red, vermillion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine ^{(Category: en:Reds)}

Borrowed from New Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos, “crane”).

• IPA^(key): /ɣəˈraː.ni.ʏm/
• Hyphenation: ge‧ra‧ni‧um

geranium f (plural geraniums, diminutive geraniumpje n)

1. A geranium, plant of the genus Geranium.
2. (informal) A pelargonium.

From New Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos, “crane”).

geranium m (definite singular geranien or geraniumen, indefinite plural geranier, definite plural geraniene)

1. a geranium, plant of genus Geranium
2. a pelargonium (popular name)

• storkenebb

• pelargonia

• “geranium” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “geranium” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

From New Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos).

geranium m (definite singular geraniumen, indefinite plural geraniumar, definite plural geraniumane)

1. a geranium, plant of genus Geranium
2. a pelargonium (popular name)

• storkenebb

• pelargonia

• “geranium” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from New Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos).

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛˈraɲ.jum/
• Rhymes: -aɲjum
• Syllabification: ge‧ran‧ium

geranium n

1. geranium, cranesbill

   Synonym: bodziszek

2. a popular name of some species of pelargonium

• geranium in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• geranium in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From French géranium.

geranium n (uncountable)

1. geranium