storksbill

British

/ ˈstɔːksˌbɪl /

noun

any of various geraniaceous plants of the genus Erodium, esp E. cicutarium ( common storksbill ), having pink or reddish-purple flowers and fruits with a beaklike process

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In among the grasses was yellow coltsfoot; among the pebbles were sowthistle, mignonette, pink bindweed, and great patches of storksbill.

From The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad by Thompson, Edward John

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