ni noun
1.
any of numerous plants of the genus Geranium, which comprises the crane's-bills.
2.
the wild geranium, G. maculatum, of eastern North America, having loose clusters of lavender flowers.
3.
Also called stork's-bill. any of various plants of the allied genus Pelargonium, native to southern Africa, having showy flowers or fragrant leaves, widely cultivated in gardens and as houseplants.
4.
a flower of this plant.
5.
a vivid red color.
Origin:
1540–50; < Neo-Latin, for Latin geranion < Greek geránion name for various plants the fruit of which was thought to resemble a crane's bill, derivative of géranos crane; akin to Latin grūs
1540–50; < Neo-Latin, for Latin geranion < Greek geránion name for various plants the fruit of which was thought to resemble a crane's bill, derivative of géranos crane; akin to Latin grūs
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| 1. | pelargonium rose geranium See also lemon geranium any cultivated geraniaceous plant of the genus Pelargonium, having scarlet, pink, or white showy flowers |
| 2. | any geraniaceous plant of the genus Geranium, such as cranesbill and herb Robert, having divided leaves and pink or purplish flowers |
| 3. | a strong red to a moderate or strong pink colour |
| [C16: from Latin: cranesbill, from Greek geranion, from geranos | |
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geranium
1548, from L. geranium, from Gk. geranion, dim. of geranos "crane" (cognate with L. grus, Eng. crane), from supposed resemblance of seed pods to cranes' bills; the native name was also cranebill.
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