rose geranium

rose geranium

n. Any of several pelargoniums having rose-pink flowers and fragrant leaves containing an essential oil used for flavoring and in perfumes and cosmetics.

rose geranium

n (Plants) a small geraniaceous shrub, Pelargonium graveolens, grown in North America for its pink flowers and fragrant leaves, used for scenting perfumes and cosmetics

rose′ gera`nium

n. any of several plants of the genus Pelargonium, cultivated for their fragrant leaves. [1825–35]

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rose geranium - any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and pink flowersPelargonium graveolens, sweet-scented geraniumgeranium - any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceaegenus Pelargonium, Pelargonium - geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated