geranium

These microbes are known to contaminate white wine, causing spoilage and unpleasant odors, including nail polish remover, geranium and "mousy" odors.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024

These include citronella, a few other geranium varieties, plus marigolds, lemongrass, catnip, certain types of mint, lavender, and lantana.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024

The salt scrub infused with wild geranium and rosewood soothes for smooth skin and a calm mind.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023

Ms. Wong claimed that essential oils containing lemon and geranium prevented the binding of the COVID-19 virus to human cells, and that “a lot of studies” showed oregano also worked against coronavirus.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2023

So he asks Theo to send him his colors: silver, white, lemon chrome yellow, vermilion, geranium lake, carmine, Prussian blue, very light cinnabar green, orange lead, emerald green, and more.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

In my Connecticut backyard, I’ve been reclaiming the turf under my maples and birches by planting native ferns, geraniums and woodland asters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

Speaking surrounded by geraniums, he said he was happy to take any form of payment, although card was slightly easier albeit slower to process.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025

And the plant orders that include geraniums and eucalyptus—once considered to be closely related—are in fact quite distant from each other.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 23, 2024

Your scented geraniums will flower better in full sun, but given that the scented leaves are the main attraction, growing the plants in part shade makes it easier to keep up with watering.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2022

It looked freshly painted, the trim a bright white against the bluish-gray of the house, and there was a pot of geraniums near the front door.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway