n. 天竺葵

[ noun ]
geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated
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Pelargonium \Pel`ar*go"ni*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a stork.]
(Bot.)
A large genus of plants of the order {Geraniace[ae]},
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}.