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pelargonium |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pelargonic \Pel`ar*gon"ic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to or designating, an organic acid (called also nonoic acid) found in the leaves of the geranium ({Pelargonium}) and allied plants. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pelargonium \Pel`ar*go"ni*um\, n. [NL., fr Gr ? a stork.] (Bot.) A large genus of plants of the order {Geraniace[ae]}, differing from Geranium in having a spurred calyx and an irregular corolla. Note: About one hundred and seventy species are known nearly all of them natives of South Africa, and many having very beautiful blossoms. See the Note under {Geranium}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Pelargonium n : geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated [syn: {Pelargonium}, {genus Pelargonium}]
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