- Geraniaceous
- Geraniaceous Ge*ra`ni*a"ceous, a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of pants ({Geraniace[ae]}) which includes the genera Geranium, Pelargonium, and many others.
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Geraniaceous
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geraniaceous — /ji ray nee ay sheuhs/, adj. belonging to the Geraniaceae, the geranium family of plants. Cf. geranium family. [ < NL Geraniace(ae) (see GERANIUM, ACEAE) + OUS] * * * … Universalium
geraniaceous — ge·ra·ni·a·ceous … English syllables
geraniaceous — adjective see geraniaceae * * * /ji ray nee ay sheuhs/, adj. belonging to the Geraniaceae, the geranium family of plants. Cf. geranium family. [ < NL Geraniace(ae) (see GERANIUM, ACEAE) + OUS] … Useful english dictionary
Nasturtium — Nas*tur tium, n. [L. nasturtium, for nasitortium, fr. nasus nose + torquere, tortum, to twist, torture, in allusion to the causing one to make a wry face by its pungent taste. See {Nose} of the face, and {Torture}.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tropaeolum majus — Nasturtium Nas*tur tium, n. [L. nasturtium, for nasitortium, fr. nasus nose + torquere, tortum, to twist, torture, in allusion to the causing one to make a wry face by its pungent taste. See {Nose} of the face, and {Torture}.] 1. (Bot.) A genus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tropaeolum peregrinum — Nasturtium Nas*tur tium, n. [L. nasturtium, for nasitortium, fr. nasus nose + torquere, tortum, to twist, torture, in allusion to the causing one to make a wry face by its pungent taste. See {Nose} of the face, and {Torture}.] 1. (Bot.) A genus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
