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cranesbill

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cranes·bill   (krānz'bĭl')   
n.  See geranium.
ge·ra·ni·um   (jə-rā'nē-əm)   
n.  
  1. Any of various plants of the genus Geranium, having palmately divided leaves and pink or purplish flowers. Also called cranesbill.

  2. Any of various plants of the genus Pelargonium, native chiefly to southern Africa and widely cultivated for their rounded, often variegated leaves and showy clusters of red, pink, or white flowers. Also called storksbill.

  3. A strong to vivid red.


[New Latin Geranium, genus name, from Latin geranium, crane's-bill, from Greek geranion, diminutive of geranos, crane; see gerə-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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cranesbill

noun
any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium 
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