Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Pelargonium"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pelargonic \Pel`ar*gon"ic\, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid (called also
nonoic acid) found in the leaves of the geranium
({Pelargonium}) and allied plants.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Pelargonium
n : geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated
[syn: {Pelargonium}, {genus Pelargonium}]
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