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A large genus of plants of the order Geraniaceae, differing from Geranium in having a spurred calyx and an irregular corolla.

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  1. n. A large genus of plants of the order Geraniaceae, differing from Geranium in having a spurred calyx and an irregular corolla.
  2. A large genus of plants of the order Geraniaceæ, 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.
  3. A large genus of plants of the order Geraniaceæ, differing fromGeranium in having a spurred calyx and an irregular corolla.
  4. n:100 n. geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated