pelargonium
Meanings
noun
- Any of various flowering plants of the genus Pelargonium, similar to (and often confused with) true geraniums, but less hardy and often cultivated as annuals for ornamental purposes.
noun
- an extract of the rose geranium, Pelargonium sidoides, used as an alternative medicine
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Etymology
From translingual Pelargonium, from Ancient Greek πελαργός (pelargós, “stork”).
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