geranium
/dʒəˈɹeɪni.əm/
geranium noun: any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family Geraniaceae.
Noun
geranium (plural geraniums or gerania)
- Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family Geraniaceae.
- Synonyms:
- cranesbill, true geranium, hardy geranium
- Any flowering plant of the genus Pelargonium, of family Geraniaceae.
- Synonyms:
- pelargonium
- A bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium (Pelargonium inquinans) .
Adjective
geranium (comparative more geranium, superlative most geranium)
- Of a bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium (Pelargonium inquinans).
geranium meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Arabic
geranium in Tamil
- ஜெரேனியம்
geranium in Tagalog
- flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
- heranyo
geranium in Arabic
- flowering plant of the genus Geranium, a true geranium
- غُرْنُوق ḡurnūq, جِيرَانِيُوم jīrāniyūm
Examples of geranium in a sentence
- I shored up a geranium with earth after it had flopped over.
- This time of year, Dan’s geraniums are visible to all passersby.
- Markos was admiring some gerania that his mother had asked him to move into the sunshine to catch the warmth.
Synonyms of geranium
- cranesbill
- true geranium
- hardy geranium
- pelargonium
Forms of geranium
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | geraniums |
| plural | gerania |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more geranium |
| superlative | most geranium |
Origin of geranium
From Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γερᾰ́νῐον (gerắnĭon), from γέρᾰνος (gérănos, “crane”) + -ῐον (-ĭon, diminutive suffix).
Words formed from geranium
- apple geranium
- Carolina geranium
- coconut geranium
- geranium bronze
- geraniumlike
- geranium oil
- horseshoe geranium
- Indian geranium
- ivy geranium
- Lady Washington geranium
- lemon geranium
- Martha Washington geranium
- mint geranium
- nutmeg geranium
- peppermint geranium
- regal geranium
- rock geranium
- rose geranium
- scarlet geranium
- strawberry geranium
- wild geranium
- zonal geranium
Words that rhyme with geranium
- cranium
- unobtainium
- germanium
- titanium
- uranium
- basicranium
- dermatocranium
- desmocranium
- ectocranium
- intracranium
- neurocranium
- osteocranium
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Questions about geranium
- What does geranium mean?
- Geranium means any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family Geraniaceae.
- What is geranium in Tamil?
- Geranium in Tamil is ஜெரேனியம். See Geranium meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is geranium?
- Geranium can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce geranium?
- Geranium is pronounced /dʒəˈɹeɪni.əm/.
- What is the plural of geranium?
- The plural of geranium is geraniums.
Words near geranium in the dictionary
Source and license
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