Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rose geranium

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: rose gera-ni-um
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several pelargoniums having leaves with a rose scent, including important sources of rosewater and of rose fragrances. Although said to be the species Pelargonium graveolens, Pelargonium capitatum and Pelargonium radens, the rose geraniums in cultivation are pretty much all hybrids, with those species among the parents.

Inflected Forms

rose geraniums (plural)

Synonyms

sweet-scented geranium pelargonium graveolens

Questions

What does rose geranium mean?: Any of several pelargoniums having leaves with a rose scent, including important sources of rosewater and of rose fragrances. Although said to be the species Pelargonium graveolens, Pelargonium capitatum and Pelargonium radens, the rose geraniums in cultivation are pretty much all hybrids, with those species among the parents.

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