cranesbill
English
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Etymology
[edit]First attested in the 1500s. Calque of Dutch craenhals; cognate with German Kranichhals and Middle Low German kraneshals, all likely derived from Latin geranium.
By surface analysis, crane + -s- + bill. The flowering plant is so called because of the lengthened appendage of the seed-vessel.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cranesbill (plural cranesbills)
- Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium found throughout the temperate zone.
- A pair of long-beaked forceps.
Usage notes
[edit]- The word geranium is also the common name for members of the Pelargonium genus.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]plant of the genus Geranium
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