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GERANIUM ROBERTIANUM

\d͡ʒəɹˈe͡ɪni͡əm ɹˈɒbəʃˌi͡ənəm], \d‍ʒəɹˈe‍ɪni‍əm ɹˈɒbəʃˌi‍ənəm], \dʒ_ə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n_iə_m ɹ_ˈɒ_b_ə_ʃ_ˌiə_n_ə_m]\

Definitions of GERANIUM ROBERTIANUM

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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a sticky low herb with small reddish-purple flowers; widespread in the northern hemisphere

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a sticky low herb with small reddish-purple flowers; widespread in the northern hemisphere

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

This plant was, at one time, used as an antispasmodic and slight stimulant, as well as for an external application in various painful sores and inflammations.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

Herb Robert, fox geranium, wild geranium; growing wild in Europe and the United States. It has been employed medicinally in domestic practice. [Lat.][Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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