PELARGONIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pelargonium mean? 

• PELARGONIUM (noun)
  The noun PELARGONIUM has 1 sense:

1. geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated

  Familiarity information: PELARGONIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PELARGONIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Pelargonium; Pelargonium

Hypernyms ("Pelargonium" is a kind of...):

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "Pelargonium"):

Pelargonium graveolens; rose geranium; sweet-scented geranium (any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and pink flowers)

bedding geranium; fish geranium; Pelargonium hortorum; zonal pelargonium (an upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red flowers)

hanging geranium; ivy-leaved geranium; ivy geranium; Pelargonium peltatum (a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers)

apple geranium; nutmeg geranium; Pelargonium odoratissimum (geranium with round fragrant leaves and small white flowers)

lemon geranium; Pelargonium limoneum (a common garden geranium with lemon-scented foliage)

Holonyms ("Pelargonium" is a member of...):

family Geraniaceae; Geraniaceae; geranium family (chiefly herbaceous plants)

 Context examples 

The essential oil of Pelargonium radens.

(Pelargonium radens Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Pelargonium peltatum is used primarily in parfumery.

(Pelargonium Peltatum Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

The essential oil of Pelargonium roseum.

(Pelargonium Roseum Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

The scientific name is Pelargonium graveolens.

(Geranium, NCI Dictionary)

Pelargonium odoratissimum oil is used for its aromatic properties and as an ingredient in skincare preparations.

(Pelargonium odoratissimum Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

The essential oil of Pelargonium graveolens.

(Geranium Oil Algerian Type, NCI Thesaurus)

The essential oil of Pelargonium capitatum.

(Pelargonium capitatum Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Pelargonium radens oil is used for its aromatic properties and as an ingredient in skincare preparations.

(Pelargonium radens Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Pelargonium roseum oil is used for its aromatic properties and as an ingredient in skincare preparations.

(Pelargonium Roseum Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Pelargonium capitatum oil is used for its aromatic properties and as an ingredient in skincare preparations.

(Pelargonium capitatum Oil, NCI Thesaurus)