Meanings
plural wild geraniums
- countableuncountableA flowering plant of species Geranium maculatum, found in North America from Manitoba and Quebec to Oklahoma and Georgia.
A rainbow-colored meadow, kissed with early morning sun / The aster and the dahlia and the wild geranium / Drops of morning dew still linger on the iris leaves / In the meadow where I'm walking in the early morning breeze
1971, Dolly Parton, “Early Morning Breeze”Synonyms: spotted geranium, wood geranium, spotted cranesbill, wild cranesbill, alum root, alum bloom, old maid's nightcap
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA flowering plant of species Geranium maculatum, found in North America from Manitoba and Quebec to Oklahoma and Georgia.
More synonyms by meaning
nouncommon wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply parted leaves and rose-purple flowers
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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wild geranium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20geranium
“wild geranium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20geranium. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wild geranium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20geranium.
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