Definitions for: Pelargonium

[n] geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated

Webster (1913) Definition: Pel`ar*go"ni*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a stork.]
(Bot.)
A large genus of plants of the order Geraniace[ae],
differing from Geranium in having a spurred calyx and an
irregular corolla.

Note: 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.

Synonyms: genus Pelargonium

See Also: apple geranium, bedding geranium, family Geraniaceae, fish geranium, Geraniaceae, geranium family, hanging geranium, ivy geranium, ivy-leaved geranium, lemon geranium, nutmet geranium, Pelargonium graveolens, Pelargonium hortorum, Pelargonium limoneum, Pelargonium odoratissimum, Pelargonium peltatum, rose geranium, rosid dicot genus, sweet-scented geranium, zonal pelargonium

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