géranium

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

géranium

from the ancient Greek γεράνιον geránion (geranium), derived from , by allusion to the very elongated shape of the schyzocarp fruit which evokes the beak of a crane. common characteristic found at least in the current sister clades pelargonium, erodium and geranium. the genus geranium circumscribed by linné in his species plantarum which grouped these three taxa has undergone several reorganizations. the use of the word geranium to designate pelargoniums has remained in common usage.

Definitions

plantes
plantes

Plural

géraniums

Translations

  • germangerman:Storchschnabel
  • englishenglish:geranium
  • spanishspanish:geranio
  • dutchdutch:ooievaarsbek
  • swedishswedish:näva

See also

géranier (cn.)