pelargonium
/ˌpeləˈgəʊnɪəm/noun
1- a tender shrubby plant which is widely cultivated for its red, pink, or white flowers. Some kinds have fragrant leaves which yield an essential oil.天竺葵。参见GERANIUM.
1.1
- Genus Pelargonium, family Geraniaceae: many species and several hybrid groups, including the zonal pelargoniums (P. × hortorum), with rounded leaves bearing coloured zones, and the trailing ivy-leaved pelargoniums (P. peltatum).天竺葵属, 牛儿苗科：多种并且有数种杂交类群, 包括圆形叶子带有不同颜色条纹的天竺葵（拉丁名P. ×hortorum）, 和蔓生的盾状天竺葵（拉丁名P. peltatum）。
词源
modern Latin, from Greek pelargos 'stork', apparently on the pattern of geranium （based on Greek geranos 'crane'）.