cranes·bill

(krānz′bĭl′)

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cranesbill

(ˈkreɪnzˌbɪl)

(Plants) any of various plants of the genus Geranium, having pink or purple flowers and long slender beaked fruits: family Geraniaceae. See also herb Robert, storksbill

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Noun

cranesbill - any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium

crane's bill

geranium - any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae

genus Geranium - genus of mostly North American geraniums: cranesbills

Geranium maculatum, spotted cranesbill, wild geranium - common wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply parted leaves and rose-purple flowers

Geranium pratense, meadow cranesbill - tall perennial cranesbill with paired violet-blue axillary flowers; native to northern parts of Old World and naturalized in North America

Geranium richardsonii, Richardson's geranium - geranium of western North America having branched clusters of white or pale pink flowers

Geranium robertianum, herb robert, herb roberts, herbs robert - a sticky low herb with small reddish-purple flowers; widespread in the northern hemisphere

Geranium viscosissimum, sticky geranium - geranium of western North America having pinkish-purple flowers in open clusters

dove's foot geranium, Geranium molle - western geranium with small pink flowers; a common weed on lawns and in vacant lots

Translations

cranesbill

n (Bot) → Storchschnabel m

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