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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Geranium \Ge*ra"ni*um\, n. [L., fr Gr ?, from ? crane: cf F. g['e]ranium. See {Crane}, n.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of plants having a beaklike tours or receptacle, around which the seed capsules are arranged, and membranous projections, or stipules, at the joints. Most of the species have showy flowers and a pungent odor. Called sometimes crane's-bill. 2. (Floriculture) A cultivated pelargonium. Note: Many plants referred to the genus {Geranium} by the earlier botanists are now separated from it under the name of {Pelargonium}, which includes all the commonly cultivated ``geraniums'', mostly natives of South Africa. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: geranium n : any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae
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