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Pelargonium
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Pelˊar-go′ni-um
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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
πελαργόσ
a stork.] (Bot.)
A large genus of plants of the order
Geraniaceæ
, differing from Geranium in having a spurred calyx and an irregular corolla. ☞ About one hundred and seventy species are known, nearly all of them natives of South Africa, and many having very beautiful blossoms. See the Note under
Geranium
. Definition 2024
Pelargonium
Pelargonium
See also: pelargonium and pélargonium
Translingual
Pelargonium tongaense
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πελαργός (pelargós, “stork”), named by botanist Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle (1746-1800).[1][2]
Proper noun
Pelargonium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Geraniaceae – the geraniums.
References
- ↑ Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.
- ↑ Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
English
Alternative forms
Noun
Pelargonium (uncountable)
- an extract of the rose geranium, Pelargonium sidoides, used as an alternative medicine
pelargonium
pelargonium
See also: Pelargonium and pélargonium
English
Winter pelargonium
Noun
pelargonium (plural pelargoniums)
- Any of various flowering plants of the genus Pelargonium, commonly called geraniums.
Usage notes
Geranium is also the genus of plants commonly known as cranesbills. The cause of the confusion is that the two genera were earlier regarded as being one, called Geranium.
Translations
flower of the genus Pelargonium
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