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Synonyms for geranium

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ji-rey-nee-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : dʒɪˈreɪ ni əm

Top 10 synonyms for geranium
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Définition of geranium

Origin :
  • 1540s, from Latin geranium, from Greek geranion, the plant name, diminutive of geranos "crane" (cognate with Latin grus, English crane (n.)), from supposed resemblance of seed pods to cranes' bills; the native name was also cranebill. As a color name from 1842.
  • As in red : noun color of blood; shade resembling such a color
Example sentences :
  • To-day she had contrived to pick up some geranium blossoms, scarlet and pink.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • He secured a berth on the Geranium, sailing from Liverpool, and cabled Brant to that effect.
  • Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr
  • I can tell a geranium, when I see it, and I know a heliotrope by the smell.
  • Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
  • Call her the—the 'Geranium'—the 'Sunflower'—what's the name of that doll baby of yours?
  • Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • It is not clear what point is referred to under Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • Extract from : « The Foundations of the Origin of Species » by Charles Darwin
  • Scarlet for geranium; a larger portion of the scarlet with the crimson.
  • Extract from : « The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling » by Emma Peachey
  • Sometimes the calyx is covered with down, as in geranium, primrose, etc.
  • Extract from : « The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling » by Emma Peachey
  • He digs holes in the geranium bed to bury the bones you give him.
  • Extract from : « Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 » by Various
  • The first time I saw him he was digging in your geranium bed.
  • Extract from : « Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 » by Various
  • And snapping off a sprig of geranium, she pressed it to her lips.
  • Extract from : « Saint's Progress » by John Galsworthy
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