Pelargonium

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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