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geranium

/dʒəˈɹeɪni.əm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
gera-ni-um
IPA
/dʒəˈɹeɪni.əm/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family Geraniaceae.

noun

Any flowering plant of the genus Pelargonium, of family Geraniaceae.

noun

A bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium (Pelargonium inquinans) .

adj

Of a bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium (Pelargonium inquinans).

Etymology

From Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γερᾰ́νῐον (gerắnĭon), from γέρᾰνος (gérănos, “crane”) + -ῐον (-ĭon, diminutive suffix).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: geranium, γερᾰ́νῐον

Inflected Forms

geraniums (plural) gerania (plural) more geranium (comparative) most geranium (superlative)

Derived Forms

geraniumlike

Phrases

apple geranium Carolina geranium coconut geranium geranium bronze geranium oil horseshoe geranium Indian geranium ivy geranium

Frequently Paired Words

geraniol alfilaria storksbill Geranium Pelargonium

Synonyms

cranesbill true geranium hardy geranium pelargonium

Rhymes With

uranium titanium cranium germanium unobtainium neurocranium basicranium osteocranium splanchnocranium dermatocranium intracranium desmocranium

Questions

How do you pronounce geranium?
The recorded pronunciation is /dʒəˈɹeɪni.əm/.
What does geranium mean?
Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family Geraniaceae.
Where does geranium come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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