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
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,牻牛儿苗科: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)
语源
modern Latin, from Greek pelargos 'stork', apparently on the pattern of geranium (based on Greek geranos 'crane')