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pelargonium

pel·ar·go·ni·um
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pel-ahr-goh-nee-uh m, -er-]
    • /ˌpɛl ɑrˈgoʊ ni əm, -ər-/
    • /ˌpe.lə.ˈɡəʊ.njəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pel-ahr-goh-nee-uh m, -er-]
    • /ˌpɛl ɑrˈgoʊ ni əm, -ər-/

Definitions of pelargonium word

  • noun pelargonium any plant of the genus Pelargonium, the cultivated species of which are usually called geranium. Compare geranium (def 2). 1
  • noun pelargonium any plant of the chiefly southern African geraniaceous genus Pelargonium, having circular or lobed leaves and red, pink, or white aromatic flowers: includes many cultivated geraniums 0
  • noun pelargonium any of a genus (Pelargonium) of mostly South African plants of the geranium family, having circular or lobed, often aromatic, leaves and variously colored flowers 0
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Origin of pelargonium

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
1810-20; < New Latin < Greek pelargó(s) stork + (gerá)nion geranium

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A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • cactus geranium

    a plant, Pelargonium echinatum, of the geranium family, native to southern Africa, having prickly stipules and white or reddish flowers.

  • geranium

    any of numerous plants of the genus Geranium, which comprises the crane's-bills.

  • geranium family

    the plant family Geraniaceae, typified by herbaceous plants or small shrubs having lobed leaves, showy flowers, and slender, beak-shaped fruit, and including the crane's-bills, stork's-bills, and cultivated geraniums of the genus Pelargonium.

  • ivy geranium

    a trailing geranium, Pelargonium peltatum, of southern Africa, having a fleshy stem that becomes woody with age, glossy, ivy-shaped leaves, and clusters of flowers ranging from white to deep rose in color.

  • lemon geranium

    a garden geranium, Pelargonium crispum, having lemon-scented leaves.

  • nutmeg geranium

    a southern African plant, Pelargonium fragrans, of the geranium family, having hairy leaves with scalloped margins and nutmeg-scented clusters of white flowers, of which the two upper petals are veined deep pink.
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