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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Geraniaceae — the geraniums.
  • noun an extract of the rose geranium, Pelargonium sidoides, used as an alternative medicine

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek πελαργός (pelargos, "stork"), named by botanist Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle (1746-1800).

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