stork's-bill

American  

[stawrks-bil] / ˈstɔrksˌbɪl /

noun

1. Also called heron's-bill.  any of various plants belonging to the genus Erodium, of the geranium family, having deeply lobed leaves, loose clusters of pink, purple, white, or yellow flowers, and long, slender fruit.

2. geranium.

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Etymology

Origin of stork's-bill

First recorded in 1555–65

Example Sentences

Japan, 16. mountain, 12. poppy-like, 13. shaggy, 23. shining, 15. star, 20. stork's-bill, 12. sulphur-coloured, 21.

From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John

Among various similar names may be noticed the crane's-bill and stork's-bill, from their long beak-like seed-vessels, and the valerian, popularly designated capon's-tail, from its spreading flowers.

From The Folk-lore of Plants by Dyer, T. F. Thiselton (Thomas Firminger Thiselton)

Shakespeare speaks of cuckoo-buds, and there is cuckoo's-head, cuckoo-flower, and cuckoo-fruit, besides the stork's-bill and crane's-bill.

From The Folk-lore of Plants by Dyer, T. F. Thiselton (Thomas Firminger Thiselton)