Definition of Lemon geranium

1. Noun. A common garden geranium with lemon-scented foliage.

Exact synonyms: Pelargonium Limoneum
Generic synonyms: Geranium
Group relationships: Genus Pelargonium, Pelargonium

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lemon Geranium

lemniscus trigeminalis
lemon-scented gum
lemon-wood
lemon-wood tree
lemon balm
lemon basil
lemon basils
lemon cheese
lemon chiffon
lemon curd
lemon drop
lemon drops
lemon extract
lemon geranium (current term)
lemon grove
lemon juice
lemon juices
lemon law
lemon laws
lemon lily
lemon meringue pie
lemon meringue pies
lemon mint
lemon oil
lemon peel
lemon platt
lemon rind
lemon shark

Literary usage of Lemon geranium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1901)
"lemon geranium. Fig. 1709. Lvs. larger than in the last, not 2-ranked, soft: fls. purple and lilac. —A garden hybrid, P. crispum apparently being one of its ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"lemon geranium. Lvs. larger than in the last, not 2-ranked, soft: fls. purple and lilac.—A garden hybrid, P. crispum probably being one of its parents. ..."

3. Seventy-five Popular Flowers, and how to Cultivate Them by Edward Sprague Rand (1870)
"... the lemon geranium (T3. limonium), the nutmeg geranium (P. fragrans), the apple geranium (P. odoratissimum), the pennyroyal or peppermint geranium (P. ..."

4. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1874)
"... clambering over half-way up a three story brick house ; hedges of from six to eight feet high of pink and red Fish geranium ; trees of lemon geranium ..."

5. Adventure Guide to Bermuda by Blair Howard (2004)
"... more than 150 varieties; and a special garden for the blind, filled with all sorts of fragrant plants and flowers - lavender, lemon, geranium, spices. ..."

6. Manual of Chemistry: A Guide to Lectures and Laboratory Work for Beginners by William Simon (1916)
"It is a constituent of some essential oils, for example, lemon, geranium, rose, etc. It is a liquid having an agreeable odor. Synthetic methods of producing ..."

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