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Webster 1913 Edition
Geranium
Ge-ra′ni-um
(jē̍-rā′nĭ-ŭm)
, Noun.
1.
(Bot.)
A genus of plants having a beaklike torus or receptacle, around which the seed capsules are arranged, and membranous projections, or stipules, at the joints. Most of the species have showy flowers and a pungent odor. Called sometimes
crane’s-bill
. 2.
(Floriculture)
A cultivated pelargonium.
☞ Many plants referred to the genus
Geranium
by the earlier botanists are now separated from it under the name of Pelargonium
, which includes all the commonly cultivated “geraniums”, mostly natives of South Africa. Webster 1828 Edition
Geranium
GERA'NIUM
,Noun.