crane's bill

Thân thiện

A gardener plants a crane's bill in a sunny flower bed.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A flowering plant of the genus Geranium: "crane's bill" refers to any of numerous herbaceous plants belonging to the genus Geranium, characterized by lobed leaves and distinctive, beak-shaped seed capsules that resemble the bill of a crane.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The meadow was dotted with the pink blossoms of the crane's bill.
  • She collected seeds from the crane's bill to plant in her garden next spring.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical contexts: The term is used to specifically distinguish true geraniums (genus ) from the common garden plants often called "geraniums," which belong to the genus .
  • For this study, we focused on native species of crane's bill.

Variants and Related Words

• Geranium (n): The scientific genus name and a common synonym for "crane's bill."
  • The wild geranium is a type of crane's bill.
• Cranesbill: A common alternative spelling, written as one word.
  • The cranesbill is thriving in the shady border.

Synonyms

• Wild geranium: A common name for many species.
• Hardy geranium: A term used in horticulture for perennial species.

Related Phrases

• Crane's-bill family: An informal reference to the Geraniaceae family, to which these plants belong.
  • Both pelargoniums and true crane's bills belong to the crane's-bill family.

Học thuật

Noun

1. any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium

Từ đồng nghĩa

• cranesbill