geranium maculatum

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geranium maculatum - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Geraniine \Ge*ra"ni*ine\, Geranine \Ger"a*nine\, n. [See
     Geranium.]
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     1. (Med.) A valuable astringent obtained from the root of the
        Geranium maculatum or crane's-bill.
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     2. (Chem.) A liquid terpene, obtained from the crane's-bill
        (Geranium maculatum), and having a peculiar mulberry
        odor. [Written also geraniin.]
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geranium maculatum - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Geranium maculatum
      n 1: common wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply
           parted leaves and rose-purple flowers [syn: wild geranium
           , spotted cranesbill, Geranium maculatum]