pelargonium

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pelargonium - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pelargonium \Pel`ar*go"ni*um\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. pelargo`s
     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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
           [1913 Webster] Pelasgian

pelargonium - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Pelargonium
      n 1: geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated
           [syn: Pelargonium, genus Pelargonium]