English Explanatory Dictionary

storksbill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any plant of genus Pelargonium.
  2. Any plant of genus Erodium.

Word forms

storksbill storksbills stork's bill stork's-bill

Etymology

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

Synonyms

pelargonium filaree heron's bill

Derived words

austral storksbill common storksbill hemlock storksbill mallow-leaved storksbill Mediterranean storksbill soft storksbill musky storksbill native storksbill redstem storksbill Texas storksbill
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