geranium
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These include citronella and a few other geranium varieties, marigolds, lemongrass, catnip, certain types of mint, lavender and lantana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2024
These microbes are known to contaminate white wine, causing spoilage and unpleasant odors, including nail polish remover, geranium and "mousy" odors.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024
Try skirting the rose with Geranium Rozanne®, a hardy geranium that blooms from June until frost with waves of saturated purple-blue flowers.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2023
Ms. Wong claimed that essential oils containing lemon and geranium prevented the binding of the COVID-19 virus to human cells, and that “a lot of studies” showed oregano also worked against coronavirus.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
There's a rolled-up carpet in the corner of the landing along with a small potted geranium.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
He first alarms Dickens by attempting to kiss him and then infuriates him by harvesting geraniums from the garden.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Speaking surrounded by geraniums, he said he was happy to take any form of payment, although card was slightly easier albeit slower to process.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025
And the plant orders that include geraniums and eucalyptus—once considered to be closely related—are in fact quite distant from each other.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 23, 2024
Taken collectively, the bizarre nature of my various scented geraniums should have tipped me off to this growing obsession.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2022
Some scraggly pink geraniums, marigolds, and spindly poinsettia plants, Lupita’s gardening efforts, bordered the front of the house.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
