geranium

See also: Geranium and géranium

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos, crane), plus the Latin suffix -ium.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪniəm

Noun

geranium (plural geraniums)

  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.
    geranium colour:  

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Adjective

geranium (comparative more geranium, superlative most geranium)

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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Noun

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)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

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