herb Robert

noun

plural

herbs Robert 

1. a wild geranium, Geranium robertianum, having fernlike, scented leaves and reddish-purple flowers.

herb Robert

noun

1. a low-growing N temperate geraniaceous plant, Geranium robertianum, with strongly scented divided leaves and small pink flowers

Word History and Origins

Origin of herb Robert¹

1250–1300; Middle English < Medieval Latin herba Robertī Robert's herb

Word History and Origins

Origin of herb Robert¹

C13: from Medieval Latin herba Roberti herb of Robert, probably named after St Robert, 11th-century French ecclesiastic