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| ge·ra·ni·um [ jə ráynee əm ] (plural ge·ra·ni·ums) |
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1. plants plant with brightly colored flowers: a popular garden plant with large rounded leaves. Flowers: bright red, pink, white, on tall stalks. Genus Pelargonium.
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2. plants plant with saucer-shaped flowers: a plant with divided leaves, e.g. cranesbill and herb Robert. Flowers: pink, blue, white, red, saucer-shaped. Genus Geranium.
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3. colors bright red color: a red color tinged with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium
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| [Mid-16th century. Via Latin< Greek geranion< geranos "crane"; from the resemblance of the spur on some species' fruit to a crane's bill] |
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  ge·ra·ni·um adjective |
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