geranium (jeranium)

[NL., 3. A plant of the genus Pelargonium, of South Africa, of which many varieties are common in geranium IMG:content-2239.jpg:[graphic] IMG:content-2240.jpg:[graphic] IMG:content-2241.jpg:[graphic] 2498 house-culture and gardens under the names of Ger bill inæ (jer-bi-li'nē), n. pl . [NL., scarlet geranium , rose geranium , etc. IMG:content-2242.png:[blocks in formation] 4. One of several plants of other genera.Beefsteak or strawberry-geranium, the Saxifraga sar mentos a, a house-plant from China and Japan, with heart-shaped leaves and spreading by runners. Feather-geranium, the Jerusalem oak, Che no podium Botrys. - Indian geranium, a fragrant gra of the East Indies, Andropogon schœnanthus, which yields the geranium-oil of perfumers. - Nettle-geranium, the common coleus of gardens, Coleus Blumei. ger a no morph (jer'a-nō-morf), n. One of the Ger a no morph a.