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rose geranium

rose geranium noun: any of several pelargoniums having leaves with a rose scent, including important sources of rosewater and of rose fragrances. Although said to be the species Pelargonium graveolens, Pelargonium capitatum and Pelargonium radens, the rose geraniums in cultivation are pretty much all hybrids, with those species among the parents.

Noun

rose geranium (plural rose geraniums)

  1. Any of several pelargoniums having leaves with a rose scent, including important sources of rosewater and of rose fragrances. Although said to be the species Pelargonium graveolens, Pelargonium capitatum and Pelargonium radens, the rose geraniums in cultivation are pretty much all hybrids, with those species among the parents.

Forms of rose geranium

pluralrose geraniums

Questions about rose geranium

What does rose geranium mean?
Rose geranium means any of several pelargoniums having leaves with a rose scent, including important sources of rosewater and of rose fragrances. Although said to be the species Pelargonium graveolens, Pelargonium capitatum and Pelargonium radens, the rose geraniums in cultivation are pretty much all hybrids, with those species among the parents.
What part of speech is rose geranium?
Rose geranium is a noun.
What is the plural of rose geranium?
The plural of rose geranium is rose geraniums.

Words near rose geranium in the dictionary

  1. rose from the dead
  2. rose garden
  3. Rose Garden rubbish
  4. rose gardens
  5. rose garnet
  6. rose geranium
  7. rose geraniums
  8. rose gold
  9. rose golds
  10. Rose Green
  11. Rose Grove

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