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pelargonium
CIDE DICTIONARY
pelargonium, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. pelargo`s a stork.].
A large genus of plants of the order Geraniaceæ , differing from Geranium in having a spurred calyx and an irregular corolla. [1913 Webster]
" About one hundred and seventy species are known, nearly all of them natives of South Africa, and many having very beautiful blossoms. See the Note under Geranium ." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pelargonium, n. any plant of the genus Pelargonium, with red, pink, or white flowers and fragrant leaves. Also called GERANIUM.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk pelargos stork: cf. GERANIUM
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