stork's-bill
[ stawrks-bil ]
/ ˈstɔrksˌbɪl /
noun
Also called heron's-bill.
any of various plants belonging to the genus Erodium, of the geranium family, having deeply lobed leaves, loose clusters of pink, purple, white, or yellow flowers, and long, slender fruit.
Origin of stork's-bill
First recorded in 1555–65
Words nearby stork's-bill
storiated,
storied,
storiform,
stork,
stork parking,
stork's-bill,
storksbill,
storm,
storm and stress,
storm belt,
storm boat
Example sentences from the Web for storksbill
As a typical example we may take a paragraph about the Storksbill (Erodium).
Herbals, Their Origin and Evolution |Agnes Arber
British Dictionary definitions for storksbill
storksbill
/ (ˈstɔːksˌbɪl) /
noun
any of various geraniaceous plants of the genus Erodium, esp E. cicutarium (common storksbill), having pink or reddish-purple flowers and fruits with a beaklike process