Pelargonium
See also: pelargonium and pélargonium
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πελαργός (pelargós, “stork”), named by botanist Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle (1746-1800).[1][2]
Proper noun
Pelargonium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Geraniaceae – the geraniums.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Geraniales - order; Geraniaceae - family
References
Pelargonium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Pelargonium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Pelargonium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- ^ Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.
- ^ Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
English
Alternative forms
Noun
Pelargonium (uncountable)
- an extract of the rose geranium, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., used as an alternative medicine