Plural of geranium

Forms of geranium

Geraniums and gerania in a sentence

• This time of year, Dan’s geraniums are visible to all passersby.1988, Milwaukee Magazine, volume 13. From the entry pelargonia
• Sometimes called cranesbills, geraniums make up a large and widely used genus, greatly loved by gardeners from England to the United States to Australia.2007, Holly Kerr Forsyth, The Constant Gardener, The Miegunyah Press, →ISBN, page 93. From the entry cranesbill
• Annual geraniums and tobacco relatives like petunias, calibrachoas and nicotianas suffer most, but other flowers including osteospermums, mallows and chrysanthemums may also be attacked.2007 August 23, Leslie Land, “Garden Q.&A.”, in New York Times. From the entry calibrachoa
• In the leaded window, high up, a row of pots of scarlet geraniums and blue larkspur gave the bright note of colour against the dull background of the oak.1905, Baroness Emmusca Orczy, chapter II, in The Scarlet Pimpernel, page 14. From the entry scarlet geranium
• NOW that spring is near, I’ve been repotting dozens of houseplants —— begonias, aloes and oxalis —— and have started to make cuttings of others, like geraniums, aeoniums and kalanchoes.2008 February 21, Anne Raver, “Repotting for Spring, Mixing in Some Memories”, in New York Times. From the entry kalanchoe

Meaning of geranium

1. noun Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family Geraniaceae.
2. noun Any flowering plant of the genus Pelargonium, of family Geraniaceae.
3. noun A bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium (Pelargonium inquinans) .

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Questions about the plural of geranium

What is the plural of geranium?

The plural of geranium is geraniums or gerania.

Which is correct, geraniums or gerania?

Both are used. geraniums is the more common of the two in English writing.

Is geranium countable?

Geranium is a countable noun.