Geranium

/dʒəˈreɪniəm/ noun

Definition

a flowering plant with red, pink, or white flowers often grown in gardens and pots.

Etymology

From Greek 'geranion,' derived from 'geranos' (crane). Named for the seed pods' resemblance to a crane's beak or bill.

Kelly Says

Geraniums got their name because their seed pods look exactly like a crane's long pointed beak—ancient botanists were surprisingly poetic nature observers who named plants after what they reminded them of.

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