Explore Geranium through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like herb. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Geranium meaning
- Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family Geraniaceae.
- Any flowering plant of the genus Pelargonium, of family Geraniaceae.
- A bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium (Pelargonium inquinans) .
Synonyms of Geranium
Using Geranium
- The main meaning on this page is: Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family Geraniaceae. | Any flowering plant of the genus Pelargonium, of family Geraniaceae. | A bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium (Pelargonium inquinans) .
- Useful related words include: herb, herbaceous plant.
- In the example corpus, geranium often appears in combinations such as: the geranium, of geranium, geranium species.
Context around Geranium
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Geranium
- In this selection, "geranium" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lavender, genus, hardy, species, concoction and outdoors stand out and add context to how "geranium" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include border of geranium potentilla campanula and made with geranium citrusy bergamot. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "geranium" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with geranium
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However, not all geranium species are winter-hardy (see below). (10 words)
Cultivation A number of geranium species are cultivated for horticultural use and for pharmaceutical products. (15 words)
The term "hardy geranium" is often applied to geraniums to distinguish them from the pelargoniums. (15 words)
If you opt to set the geranium outdoors I suggest you place it first in a shady spot, gradually walking it into more sun as it regains its strength. (29 words)
A heady patchouli, revitalising ylang ylang and geranium concoction, it is the secret weapon of many a woman about town, and sexy as hell. (24 words)
Linnaeus originally included all the species in one genus, Geranium, but they were later separated into two genera by Charles L’Héritier in 1789. (24 words)
Example sentences (10)
A heady patchouli, revitalising ylang ylang and geranium concoction, it is the secret weapon of many a woman about town, and sexy as hell.
Claim: This ointment is made with oils of lavender, geranium and ylang ylang, as well as tallow — beef or mutton fat.
If you opt to set the geranium outdoors I suggest you place it first in a shady spot, gradually walking it into more sun as it regains its strength.
Jimmy, 52, took a whiff of the candle made with geranium, citrusy bergamot and cedar absolutes mixed with Damask rose and ambrette seed.
Sakowski loved the color, asked for a cutting, and has admired its flowers ever since, overwintering the geranium in his greenhouse.
Taking a closer look at a border of Geranium, Potentilla, Campanula lactiflora, alstroemeria including white, hybrid and species alstroemeria which is red.
Cultivation A number of geranium species are cultivated for horticultural use and for pharmaceutical products.
However, not all geranium species are winter-hardy (see below).
Linnaeus originally included all the species in one genus, Geranium, but they were later separated into two genera by Charles L’Héritier in 1789.
The term "hardy geranium" is often applied to geraniums to distinguish them from the pelargoniums.
Common combinations with geranium
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the geranium 2×
- of geranium 2×
- geranium species 2×