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Definition of Ivy-leaved geranium
1. Noun. A commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers.
Generic synonyms: Geranium
Group relationships: Genus Pelargonium, Pelargonium
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ivy-leaved Geranium
Literary usage of Ivy-leaved geranium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1873)
"Crimson-flowered ivy-leaved geranium, bordered with variegated Saxifrage. 5.
Scarlet Verbena, bordered with variegated Saxifrage. 6. ..."
2. Henderson's Handbook of Plants and General Horticulture by Peter Henderson (1904)
"... the ivy-leaved geranium. Of this species there are two varieties that were
introduced In 1701, and from these have sprung many beautiful sorts, ..."
3. A Class-book of Botany: Designed for Colleges, Academies, and Other by Alphonso Wood (1869)
"ivy-leaved geranium.—Lvf. 5-lobed, entire, fleshy, smooth, more or less peltate ;
umbels few-flowered.—Stem climbing, several feet in length. ..."
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