Geraniol vs. Geranium

Geraniolnoun

(organic compound) A monoterpenoid alcohol found in the essential oils of rose, palmarosa and citronella

Geraniolnoun

A terpene alcohol (C10H18O) which constitutes the principal part of the oil of palmarosa and the oil of rose. Chemically it is 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol. It has a sweet rose odor.

Geraniol

Geraniol is a monoterpenoid and an alcohol. It is the primary component of rose oil, palmarosa oil, and citronella oil.

Geraniumnoun

Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, the cranesbills, of family Geraniaceae.

Geraniumnoun

The common name for flowering plants of the genus Pelargonium.

Geraniumnoun

A bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium.

Geraniumadjective

Of a bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium.

Geraniumnoun

A genus of plants having a beaklike torus or receptacle, around which the seed capsules are arranged, and membranous projections, or stipules, at the joints. Most of the species have showy flowers and a pungent odor. Called sometimes crane's-bill.

Geraniumnoun

A cultivated pelargonium.

Geraniumnoun

any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae

Geranium

Geranium is a genus of 422 species of annual, biennial, and perennial plants that are commonly known as geraniums or cranesbills. They are found throughout the temperate regions of the world and the mountains of the tropics, but mostly in the eastern part of the Mediterranean region.