From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Geranium \Ge*ra"ni*um\ (j[-e]*r[=a]"n[i^]*[u^]m), noun [L., fr. Gr. gera'nion, from ge'ranos crane: cf. F. g['e]ranium. See {Crane}, noun]
1. (Bot.) A genus of plants having a beaklike torus or receptacle, around which the seed capsules are arranged, and membranous projections, or stipules, at the joints. Most of the species have showy flowers and a pungent odor. Called sometimes {crane's-bill}.
2. (Floriculture) A cultivated pelargonium.
Note: Many plants referred to the genus {Geranium} by the earlier botanists are now separated from it under the name of {Pelargonium}, which includes all the commonly cultivated ''geraniums'', mostly natives of South Africa.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae
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