Ge*ra"ni*ine (?), Ger"a*nine (?), n. [See Geranium.]

1. Med.

A valuable astringet obtained from the root of the Geranium maculatum or crane's-bill.

2. Chem.

A liquid terpene, obtained from the crane's-bill (Geranium maculatum), and having a peculiar mulberry odor.

[Written also geranium.]

 

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