单词 | geranium |
释义 | geranium /ji ray"nee euhm/, n. 1. any of numerous plants of the genus Geranium, which comprises the crane's-bills. 2. the wild geranium, G. maculatum, of eastern North America, having loose clusters of lavender flowers. 3. Also called stork's-bill. any of various plants of the allied genus Pelargonium, native to southern Africa, having showy flowers or fragrant leaves, widely cultivated in gardens and as houseplants. 4. a flower of this plant. 5. a vivid red color. [1540-50; < NL, for L geranion < Gk geránion name for various plants the fruit of which was thought to resemble a crane's bill, deriv. of géranos CRANE; akin to L grus] |
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