geranium

Everyday

1. A garden or pot plant with bright red, pink, white or purple flowers and round, often furry leaves. tree →
2. A wild plant of the same family, also called cranesbill. tree →

In the lessons

In nature and science lessons, geraniums are often used to study plant growth, cuttings and leaves. In everyday life they sit on window sills and balconies. Phrases: pot of geraniums, red geraniums, geranium cuttings.

Examples

• Grandma keeps red geraniums on her window sill. tree →
• We took cuttings from the geranium and grew new plants. tree →
• The geranium leaves smell like lemon when you rub them. tree →
• Water the geraniums when the soil is dry. tree →
• Wild geraniums grow along the edge of the field. tree →
• The bees visited the pink geraniums all afternoon. tree →

Note

Plural: geraniums. Pronounced je-RAY-nee-um. Many garden «geraniums» are really pelargoniums, a close relative, but everyone calls them geraniums.