The English name for a common wild species of Crane's-bill or Geranium (G. Robertianum), with divided leaves and light reddish purple flowers.
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释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > geranium and allied flowers > allied flowers (44) herb Roberta1300 The English name for a common wild species of Crane's-bill or Geranium (G. Robertianum), with divided leaves and light reddish purple flowers. stick pile?a1450 A herbaceous flowering plant of the genus Erodium (family Geraniaceae), esp. E. cicutarium, having a long, thin, pointed seed pod (obsolete). Cf. hero… culverfootc1450 Dove's-foot, a small species of wild Geranium. devil's needlea1500 A plant of the genus Geranium (a cranesbill) or Erodium (a storksbill). Obsolete. rare. crane's-bill1548 Botany. A name for the various species (esp. the native British species) of the genus Geranium; so called from the long slender beak of the fruit. dove's-foot1548 the plant Geranium molle, and some other small species of cranesbill. geranium1548 A genus of herbaceous plants or undershrubs (family Geraniaceæ, of which it is the type), growing wild in temperate regions, and bearing a fruit… shepherd's needle1562 †(a) Geranium, (b) Scandix pecten-veneris (family Apiaceae, formerly Umbelliferae). bloodroot1578 The bloody cranesbill, Geranium sanguineum. Obsolete. rare. Gratia Dei1578 Any of various medicinal plants; esp. hedge hyssop, Gratiola officinalis, and several cranesbills (Geranium species). Cf. grace of God, n. 2. sanguine root1578 = bloodroot, n. pigeon's-foot1597 (a) either of two cranesbills, dove's-foot cranesbill, Geranium molle, and long-stalked cranesbill, G. columbinum; also pigeon's-foot cranesbill; (b)… Roman cranesbill1648 (a) (probably) the pencilled cranesbill, Geranium versicolor; (b) a southern European storksbill, Erodium acaule. robin1694 Chiefly English regional. Any of several plants commonly found in hedgerows, esp. ones having red or pink flowers, as red campion (Silene dioica)… redshanka1722 In singular and plural. English regional and Welsh English. Herb Robert, Geranium robertianum, the stems of which are usually dark red. rare. musk1728 Often with distinguishing word: any of various plants having a musky smell, such as musk stork's-bill, musk hyacinth, musk mallow, etc. (see… ragged Robert1734 herb Robert, Geranium robertianum (family Geraniaceae); cf. ragged robin, n. 1. pigeon-foot1736 †(a) = pigeon's-foot n. (a) at compounds 3 (obsolete); (b) U.S. a glasswort, esp. Salicornia europaea. rose geranium1773 any of several geraniums with a scent of roses, esp. Pelargonium capitatum and P. graveolens, or their cultivated varieties; (also) a perfume… mountain flowera1787 (a) a flower growing in mountainous country; †(b) English regional (Northumberland), the wood cranesbill, Geranium sylvaticum (obsolete). wood cranesbill1796 Geranium sylvaticum, a wild species with light purple flowers. peppermint-scented geranium1823 having the scent of peppermint, esp. in peppermint-scented geranium = peppermint geranium n. stork's bill1824 A plant of the genus Pelargonium (N.O. Geraniaceæ). wild geranium1840 = geranium, n. 2. musk geranium1845 = musk stork's-bill n. pin grass1847 either of two European species of storksbill, Erodium cicutarium and E. moschatum, that are naturalized in the south-western United States and… Robert1847 English regional (Devon). = herb Robert, n. Obsolete. rare. stinking crane's bill1857 (see quot. 1857). mourning widow1866 Either of two plants with deep purple flowers, both native to Europe and cultivated elsewhere: (a) dusky cranesbill, Geranium phaeum, of central… pinweed1876 = pin grass n. at pin, n.1 compounds 2. ivy-leaved pelargonium1887 Having quinquangular leaves like those of the common ivy. ivy-geranium1894 the procumbent Ivy-leaved Pelargonium. regal1894 Horticulture. Chiefly with capital initial. A regal pelargonium (see sense B. 4). peppermint geranium1922 a white-flowered pelargonium, Pelargonium tomentosum, which has large downy leaves giving off a scent of peppermint and is grown as a house plant. Subcategories:— stork's bill (10) |
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