Pelargonium, genus Pelargonium
(noun) geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pelargonium (plural pelargoniums or pelargonia)
Any of various flowering plants of the genus Pelargonium, commonly called geraniums.
Geranium is also the genus of plants commonly known as cranesbills. The cause of the confusion is that the two genera were earlier regarded as being one, called Geranium.
Pelargonium (uncountable)
an extract of the rose geranium, Pelargonium sidoides, used as an alternative medicine
Source: Wiktionary
Pel`ar*go"ni*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A large genus of plants of the order Geraniaceæ, differing from Geranium in having a spurred calyx and an irregular corolla.
Note: About one hundred and seventy species are known, nearly all of them natives of South Africa, and many having very beautiful blossoms. See the Note under Geranium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 May 2025
(noun) sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
