geranium Definition

any of a widely distributed genus (Geranium of the family Geraniaceae, the geranium family) of plants having regular usually white, pink, or purple flowers with elongated styles and glands that alternate with the petals —called also cranesbill

pelargonium

a vivid or strong red

any of a genus (Pelargonium) of southern African herbs of the geranium family with showy flowers of usually red, pink, or white distinguished by a spurred calyx and irregular corolla —called also geranium, storksbill

any of several pelargoniums grown for their fragrant 3- to 5-lobed leaves and small pink flowers

a common geranium (Geranium maculatum) of eastern North America with deeply parted leaves and flowers of rosy purple; also : any of several related geraniums