GERANIACEOUS

Etymology

Adjective

geraniaceous (not comparable)

(botany) Of or pertaining to the family Geraniaceae of flowering plants, including the geranium.

Source: Wiktionary


Ge*ra`ni*a"ceous, a. (Bot.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to a natural order of pants (Geraniaceæ) which includes the genera Geranium, Pelargonium, and many others.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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