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cranesbill

cra·nes·bill

US/ˈkɹeɪnz.bɪl/ uncommon

noun

1.

any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium

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Origin

First attested in the 1500s. Calque of Dutch craenhals; cognate with German Kranichhals and Middle Low German kraneshals, all likely derived from Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρᾰνος (gérănos, “crane”). By surface analysis, crane + -s- + bill. The flowering plant is so called because of the lengthened appendage of the seed vessel.

Phrases

  • Carolina cranesbill
  • pencilled cranesbill
  • spotted cranesbill

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