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scarlet geranium

scarlet geranium noun: a small annual flowering shrub, endemic to South Africa, of species Pelargonium inquinans, popular as an ornamental plant during the Victorian era.

scarlet geranium: a small annual flowering shrub, endemic to South Africa, of species Pelargonium inquinans, popular...
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Noun

scarlet geranium (plural scarlet geraniums)

  1. A small annual flowering shrub, endemic to South Africa, of species Pelargonium inquinans, popular as an ornamental plant during the Victorian era.
    • 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
    Synonyms:
    scented pelargonium, scarlet pelargonium

Synonyms of scarlet geranium

  • scented pelargonium
  • scarlet pelargonium

Forms of scarlet geranium

pluralscarlet geraniums

Origin of scarlet geranium

Named for the vibrant red color of its flowers, and similarity of the genus Pelargonium to the related Geranium.

Questions about scarlet geranium

What does scarlet geranium mean?
Scarlet geranium means a small annual flowering shrub, endemic to South Africa, of species Pelargonium inquinans, popular as an ornamental plant during the Victorian era.
What part of speech is scarlet geranium?
Scarlet geranium is a noun.
What is the plural of scarlet geranium?
The plural of scarlet geranium is scarlet geraniums.

Words near scarlet geranium in the dictionary

  1. Scarlet Days
  2. scarlet eggplant
  3. scarlet eggplants
  4. scarlet fever
  5. scarlet fevers
  6. scarlet geranium
  7. scarlet geraniums
  8. scarlet honeycreeper
  9. scarlet honeycreepers
  10. scarlet honeysuckle
  11. scarlet ibis

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