PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pelargonium graveolens mean? 

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

1. any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and pink flowers

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and pink flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Pelargonium graveolens; rose geranium; sweet-scented geranium

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

geranium (any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae)

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

genus Pelargonium; Pelargonium (geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated)

 Context examples 

The essential oil of Pelargonium graveolens.

(Geranium Oil Algerian Type, NCI Thesaurus)

The scientific name is Pelargonium graveolens.

(Geranium, NCI Dictionary)