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Meaning of scarlet geranium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A small annual flowering shrub, endemic to South Africa, of species Pelargonium inquinans, popular as an ornamental plant during the Victorian era.

Equivalents

Français pélargonium écarlate

Examples

“In the leaded window, high up, a row of pots of scarlet geraniums and blue larkspur gave the bright note of colour against the dull background of the oak.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

scarlet honeycreeper scarlet ibis scarlet letter scarlet lightning scarlet lily beetle scarlet macaw