herb Robert
noun, plural herbs Robert.
a wild geranium, Geranium robertianum, having fernlike, scented leaves and reddish-purple flowers.
Also called
red shanks.
Origin of herb Robert
1250–1300; Middle English < Medieval Latin
herba Robertī Robert's herb
Example sentences from the Web for herb robert
The little geranium known as herb-robert is a neighbor of the corydalis, and, like it, stands the cold remarkably well.
A Rambler's lease |Bradford Torrey
British Dictionary definitions for herb robert
herb Robert
noun plural herbs Robert
a low-growing N temperate geraniaceous plant, Geranium robertianum, with strongly scented divided leaves and small pink flowers
Word Origin for herb Robert
C13: from Medieval Latin
herba Roberti herb of Robert, probably named after St
Robert, 11th-century French ecclesiastic