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geranium

DEFINITIONS OF: geranium

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n any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae

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crane's bill, cranesbill
any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium
Pelargonium graveolens, rose geranium, sweet-scented geranium
any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and pink flowers
Pelargonium hortorum, bedding geranium, fish geranium, zonal pelargonium
an upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red flowers
Pelargonium peltatum, hanging geranium, ivy geranium, ivy-leaved geranium
a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers
Pelargonium odoratissimum, apple geranium, nutmeg geranium
geranium with round fragrant leaves and small white flowers
Pelargonium limoneum, lemon geranium
a common garden geranium with lemon-scented foliage
heron's bill, storksbill
any of various plants of the genus Erodium
Geranium maculatum, spotted cranesbill, wild geranium
common wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply parted leaves and rose-purple flowers
Geranium pratense, meadow cranesbill
tall perennial cranesbill with paired violet-blue axillary flowers; native to northern parts of Old World and naturalized in North America
Geranium richardsonii, Richardson's geranium
geranium of western North America having branched clusters of white or pale pink flowers
Geranium robertianum, herb robert, herb roberts, herbs robert
a sticky low herb with small reddish-purple flowers; widespread in the northern hemisphere
Geranium viscosissimum, sticky geranium
geranium of western North America having pinkish-purple flowers in open clusters
Geranium molle, dove's foot geranium
western geranium with small pink flowers; a common weed on lawns and in vacant lots
Erodium cicutarium, alfilaria, alfileria, clocks, filaree, filaria, pin clover, pin grass, redstem storksbill
European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
Erodium moschatum, musk clover, muskus grass, white-stemmed filaree
low annual European herb naturalized in America; similar to alfilaria
Erodium texanum, Texas storksbill
of prairies and desert areas of southwestern United States and Mexico
Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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