pelargonium noun. [pɛlǝ'gǝʊnɪǝm] E19.
[mod. Latin (see below), from Greek pelargos stork, app. after earlier geranion GERANIUM: see -IUM.]
Any of various plants of the mostly southern African genus Pelargonium (family Geraniaceae), many of which are grown as garden plants (popularly called geraniums); a flowering stem of such a plant.
regal pelargonium, zonal pelargonium, etc.

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