pelargonium
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пеларгония
Pelargonie, Balkongeranie
Any of various flowering plants of the genus Pelargonium, similar to true geraniums,…Any of various flowering plants of the genus Pelargonium, similar to (and often confused with) true geraniums, but less hardy and often cultivated as annuals for ornamental purposes.
/ˌpɛlɑːrˈɡoʊni.əm/
Meaning
1 sensesAny of various flowering plants of the genus Pelargonium, similar to (and often confused with) true geraniums, but less hardy and often cultivated as annuals for ornamental purposes.
Pelargonie, Balkongeranie
пеларго́нияpelargónija
More definitions
- geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
flower of the genus Pelargonium:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
flower of the genus Pelargonium:
Origin
From translingual Pelargonium, from Ancient Greek πελαργός (pelargós, “stork”).From translingual Pelargonium, from Ancient Greek πελαργός (pelargós, “stork”).
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Forms
plural: pelargoniums / pelargonia| Singular | pelargonium |
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| Plural | pelargoniums / pelargonia |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated:genus Pelargonium
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular