stork's-bill
[ stawrks-bil ]
/ ˈstɔrksˌbɪl /
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noun
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.
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Origin of stork's-bill
First recorded in 1555–65
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As a typical example we may take a paragraph about the Storksbill (Erodium).
Herbals, Their Origin and Evolution|Agnes Arber
British Dictionary definitions for stork's-bill
storksbill
/ (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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