Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PELARGONIUM
Pel `ar *go "ni *um, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Bot. )
Defn: A large genus of plants of the order Geraniaceæ, 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
pelargonium
pel ar go ni um |ˌpelärˈgōnēəm ˌpɛlɑrˈɡoʊniəm | ▶noun a tender shrubby plant that is widely cultivated for its red, pink, or white flowers. Some kinds have fragrant leaves that yield an essential oil. See also geranium. [Genus Pelargonium, family Geraniaceae: many species and several hybrid groups, including the zonal pelargoniums (P. × hortorum ), with rounded leaves bearing colored zones, and the trailing ivy-leaved pelargoniums (P. peltatum ).] ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek pelargos ‘stork, ’ apparently on the pattern of geranium (based on Greek geranos ‘crane ’).
Oxford Dictionary
pelargonium
pelargonium |ˌpɛləˈgəʊnɪəm | ▶noun a tender shrubby plant which is widely cultivated for its red, pink, or white flowers. Some kinds have fragrant leaves which yield an essential oil. See also geranium. ●Genus Pelargonium, family Geraniaceae: many species and several hybrid groups, including the zonal pelargoniums (P. × hortorum ), with rounded leaves bearing coloured zones, and the trailing ivy-leaved pelargoniums (P. peltatum ). ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek pelargos ‘stork ’, apparently on the pattern of geranium (based on Greek geranos ‘crane ’).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
pelargonium
pel ar go ni um /pèlɑː r ɡóʊniəm |pèlə -/名詞 C 〘植 〙ゼラニウム (geranium ).
The Wordsmith Dictionary