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scarlet geraniums

scarlet geraniums is the plural of scarlet geranium.

Meaning of scarlet geranium

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

Questions about scarlet geraniums

What is scarlet geraniums the plural of?
Scarlet geraniums is the plural of scarlet geranium.

Words near scarlet geraniums in the dictionary

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

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