noun
geranium
juh-RAY-nee-uhm/dʒəˈreɪniəm/
A flowering garden plant with rounded leaves and colorful blossoms.
A red geranium brightens the sunny windowsill in our kitchen.
Etymology
Greek geranion was a diminutive of geranos, “crane.” The plant was named for seed pods resembling cranes’ bills—the same image preserved in the English name cranebill.
In context
pointing to a geranium which stood in a pot on the floor
More examples
- We plant geraniums in pots along the front steps.
- This geranium has rounded leaves and pink flowers.
- She brings her geraniums indoors before the first frost.
Forms
geranium · geraniums
Similar words
- cranesbill
- Usually refers to hardy geraniums rather than tender bedding plants.