geranium family

geranium family
the plant family Geraniaceae, typified by herbaceous plants or small shrubs having lobed leaves, showy flowers, and slender, beak-shaped fruit, and including the crane's-bills, stork's-bills, and cultivated geraniums of the genus Pelargonium.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • geranium family — noun chiefly herbaceous plants • Syn: ↑Geraniaceae, ↑family Geraniaceae • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Geraniales, ↑order Geraniales …   Useful english dictionary

  • geranium family — gera′nium fam ily n. pln a family, Geraniacea, of nonwoody plants and small shrubs with lobed leaves, showy flowers, and slender beak shaped fruit …   From formal English to slang

  • geranium — [jə rā′nē əm] adj. [L < Gr geranion, cranesbill, dim. < geranos, a crane < IE base * ger , echoic of hoarse cry > CRANE] designating a family (Geraniaceae, order Geraniales) of dicotyledonous plants, including the pelargonium n. 1.… …   English World dictionary

  • geranium — /ji ray nee euhm/, n. 1. any of numerous plants of the genus Geranium, which comprises the crane s bills. 2. the wild geranium, G. maculatum, of eastern North America, having loose clusters of lavender flowers. 3. Also called stork s bill. any of …   Universalium

  • geranium — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, geranium, from Greek geranion, from diminutive of geranos crane more at crane Date: 1548 1. any of a widely distributed genus (Geranium of the family Geraniaceae, the geranium family) of plants having… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • family Geraniaceae — noun chiefly herbaceous plants • Syn: ↑Geraniaceae, ↑geranium family • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Geraniales, ↑order Geraniales …   Useful english dictionary

  • Geranium multiflorum — ID 37095 Symbol Key GEMU Common Name manyflower geranium Family Geraniaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution HI Growth Habit Shrub Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Geranium oreganum — ID 37105 Symbol Key GEOR2 Common Name Oregon geranium Family Geraniaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, MT, OR, WA Growth Habit Forb/herb Dur …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Geranium richardsonii — ID 37114 Symbol Key GERI Common Name Richardson s geranium Family Geraniaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY Growth Habit… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Geranium viscosissimum — ID 37131 Symbol Key GEVI2 Common Name sticky purple geranium Family Geraniaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, CO, ID, MT, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY Growth Habit… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”