HyperDic: genus_pelargonium

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Pelargonium:
NOUNplantgenus Pelargonium, Pelargoniumgeraniums native chiefly to South Africa
English > genus Pelargonium: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninggeraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated.
SynonymPelargonium
Member ofGeraniaceae, family Geraniaceae, geranium familychiefly herbaceous plants
Membersapple geranium, nutmeg geranium, Pelargonium odoratissimumgeranium with round fragrant leaves and small white flowers
fish geranium, bedding geranium, zonal pelargonium, Pelargonium hortorumAn upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red flowers
ivy geranium, ivy-leaved geranium, hanging geranium, Pelargonium peltatumA commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers
lemon geranium, Pelargonium limoneumA common garden geranium with lemon-scented foliage
rose geranium, sweet-scented geranium, Pelargonium graveolensAny of several southern African geraniums having fragrant three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and pink flowers
Broaderrosid dicot genusA genus of dicotyledonous plants
Spanishgenus pelargonium, pelargonium
Catalangenus pelargonium, pelargonium, Pelargonium

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