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Erodium
erodium (ɪˈrəʊdɪəm) n (Plants) a geranium of the genus ErodiumThesaurusNoun | 1. | Erodium - geraniums of Europe and South America and Australia especially mountainous regionsgenus Erodiumrosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plantsfamily Geraniaceae, Geraniaceae, geranium family - chiefly herbaceous plantsheron's bill, storksbill - any of various plants of the genus Erodium |
Erodium
Erodium storksbill, a genus of plants of the family Geraniaceae. Plants of the genus Erodium are annual or perennial herbs, usually opposite-leaved, mostly pinnate or pinnatisect, or, less frequently, divided or lobate. There are more than 80 species, mainly in the temperate regions in Eurasia and the Mediterranean area. In the USSR there are about 20 species. The most common is the short annual E. cicutarium. The lobes of the mature theciform fruit (the so-called sterigmata) have spirally decurved lower sections; as they absorb moisture, they curl and dig into the ground. Erodium Related to Erodium: Erodium cicutariumSynonyms for Erodiumnoun geraniums of Europe and South America and Australia especially mountainous regionsSynonymsRelated Words- rosid dicot genus
- family Geraniaceae
- Geraniaceae
- geranium family
- heron's bill
- storksbill
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