‖n. [ Heb. g&unr_;rah, lit., a bean. ] (Jewish Antiq.) A small coin and weight; 1-20th of a shekel. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The silver gerah is supposed to have been worth about three cents; the gold about fifty-four cents; the weight equivalent to about thirteen grains. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of pants (Geraniaceæ) which includes the genera Geranium, Pelargonium, and many others.

{ } n. [ See Geranium. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Med.) A valuable astringent obtained from the root of the Geranium maculatum or crane's-bill. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) A liquid terpene, obtained from the crane's-bill (Geranium maculatum), and having a peculiar mulberry odor. [ Written also geraniin. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Geranium. ] (Chem.) 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. MI11 [ PJC ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. gera`nion, from ge`ranos crane: cf. F. géranium. See Crane, n. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Bot.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Floriculture) A cultivated pelargonium. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Many plants referred to the genus Geranium by the earlier botanists are now separated from it under the name of Pelargonium, which includes all the commonly cultivated “geraniums”, mostly natives of South Africa. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. gérant. ] The manager or acting partner of a company, joint-stock association, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any plant of the genus Gerardia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F., prop. a sheaf. ] (Pyrotechny) A kind of ornamental firework. Farrow.

prop. n. A genus of South African or Asiatic herbs having showy daisy-like flowers; it includes some of the African daisies.
Syn. -- genus Gerbera. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ ‖ } n. [ F. gerbille. Cf. Jerboa. ] 1. (Zool.) One of several species of small, jumping, murine burrowing rodents, of the genus Gerbillus and related genera of the subfamily Gerbillinae. They have long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping. In their leaping powers they resemble the jerboa. They inhabit Africa, India, and Southern Europe. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Zool.) A rodent (Meriones unguiculatus) of the subfamily Gerbillinae that is commonly kept as a pet; it is also called the tamarisk gerbil, sand rat and jird. Its natural habitats are the dry regions of Northern Africa and Asia. [ PJC ]