redshank

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of two species of Old World wading bird in the genus Tringa that have long red legs.
Any of species Ceratodon purpureus of moss
Lady's thumb or redleg (Persicaria maculosa), an herb in the buckwheat family.
A bare-legged person; one of the Scottish Highlanders, who wore kilts.

redshank redshanks red shank

From red + shank.

fire moss purple horn toothed moss

redshanks greenshank

common redshank dusky redshank panicled redshank redshanks scarce redshank spotted redshank

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