geranium

/dʒəˈɹeɪni.əm/

DƷƏɹEꞮNI · əm (2 syllables)

English Noun Top 47,152

Definition

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

Etymology

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