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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any plant of genus Pelargonium.
2. 2
   any of various plants of the genus Erodium wordnet
3. 3
   Any plant of genus Erodium.

Synonyms

All synonyms

heron's billfilareeheronsbillpelargonium

Etymology

From stork + -s- + bill, calque of translingual Pelargonium. Compare cranesbill, which is calqued from Geranium.

Related phrases

Mediterranean storksbillTexas storksbillaustral storksbillcommon storksbillhemlock storksbillmallow-leaved storksbillmusky storksbillnative storksbillredstem storksbillsoft storksbill

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