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SWEET-SCENTED GERANIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sweet-scented geranium mean? 

SWEET-SCENTED GERANIUM (noun)
  The noun SWEET-SCENTED GERANIUM has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SWEET-SCENTED GERANIUM used as a noun is very rare.


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SWEET-SCENTED GERANIUM (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 ("sweet-scented geranium" is a kind of...):

geranium (any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae)

Holonyms ("sweet-scented geranium" is a member of...):

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


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