Carolina geranium

noun

A type of small annual flowering shrub, native to much of the United States, of species Geranium carolinianum.

Meanings

nounCarolina geranium (plural Carolina geraniums)

plural Carolina geraniums

  1. A type of small annual flowering shrub, native to much of the United States, of species Geranium carolinianum.

    Carolina geranium seems quite harmless when it is young but becomes unsightly in flowerbeds when it suddenly reaches full size in late spring.

    1996 January 1, Barbara Pleasant, The Gardener's Weed Book: Earth-safe Controls, Storey Publishing, →ISBN, page 46

    Synonyms: Carolina cranesbill

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of small annual flowering shrub, native to much of the United States, of species Geranium carolinianum.

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