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geranium

[ji-rey-nee-uhm] / dʒɪˈreɪ ni əm /


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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

The salt scrub infused with wild geranium and rosewood soothes for smooth skin and a calm mind.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 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

So he asks Theo to send him his colors: silver, white, lemon chrome yellow, vermilion, geranium lake, carmine, Prussian blue, very light cinnabar green, orange lead, emerald green, and more.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Their neighbors followed suit, and soon there were scores of street enclosures bright with tulips, daisies and geraniums.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 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

There is nothing more discouraging than a pot planted with marigolds, pink petunias and red geraniums.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2023

The room faced the yard and overlooked the long, sloping garden, which was filled with flowers: bright red geraniums, sweet-smelling mignonette, and purslane with red, orange, yellow, and pink blossoms.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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