pelargonium
noun
pel·ar·go·ni·um ˌpe-lär-ˈgō-nē-əm 
-lər-
: any of a genus (Pelargonium) of southern African herbs of the geranium family with showy flowers of usually red, pink, or white distinguished by a spurred calyx and irregular corolla
called also geranium, storksbill
compare rose geranium
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Take cuttings from pelargoniums to multiply plants. 
Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Apr. 2020 Pelargonium A close cousin to the geranium, pelargonium is undoubtedly more elegant and just as easy to grow. Molly Marquand, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2017 Just as with pelargonium, snip off a three inch piece at a node, place in water for 2-3 weeks, and presto! Molly Marquand, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2017 Geraniums and pelargoniums are easy choices to propagate via this method. Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018 Seeds to start: Lobelia (20 days to germinate, seeds need light), snapdragons (10 days, seeds need light, cool), carnation (20), verbena (20), pelargonium, salvia and pansies. Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Mar. 2018 As for those pelargoniums stored in the crawl space or garage upside down in paper bags, take them out this month. Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Feb. 2018 But this is only the beginning of the story as there are thousands of species found there, including bulbs, pelargoniums, various succulents and Phylica pubescens. Brian Kemble, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2017 See More
Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Apr. 2020 Pelargonium A close cousin to the geranium, pelargonium is undoubtedly more elegant and just as easy to grow. Molly Marquand, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2017 Just as with pelargonium, snip off a three inch piece at a node, place in water for 2-3 weeks, and presto! Molly Marquand, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2017 Geraniums and pelargoniums are easy choices to propagate via this method. Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018 Seeds to start: Lobelia (20 days to germinate, seeds need light), snapdragons (10 days, seeds need light, cool), carnation (20), verbena (20), pelargonium, salvia and pansies. Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Mar. 2018 As for those pelargoniums stored in the crawl space or garage upside down in paper bags, take them out this month. Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Feb. 2018 But this is only the beginning of the story as there are thousands of species found there, including bulbs, pelargoniums, various succulents and Phylica pubescens. Brian Kemble, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek pelargos stork (akin to Greek pelios livid, polios gray) + New Latin -nium (as in Geranium) — more at fallow
First Known Use
1813, in the meaning defined above