Cranesbill

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Geranium \Ge*ra"ni*um\ (j[-e]*r[=a]"n[i^]*[u^]m), n. [L., fr.
     Gr. gera`nion, from ge`ranos crane: cf. F. g['e]ranium. See
     {Crane}, n.]
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     1. (Bot.) A genus of plants having a beaklike torus or
        receptacle, around which the seed capsules are arranged,


        and membranous projections, or stipules, at the joints.
        Most of the species have showy flowers and a pungent odor.
        Called sometimes {crane's-bill}.
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     2. (Floriculture) A cultivated pelargonium.
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     Note: Many plants referred to the genus {Geranium} by the
           earlier botanists are now separated from it under the
           name of {Pelargonium}, which includes all the commonly
           cultivated "geraniums", mostly natives of South Africa.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crane's-bill \Crane's"-bill`\ (kr?nz"b?l`), n.
     1. (Bot.) The geranium; -- so named from the long axis of the
        fruit, which resembles the beak of a crane. --Dr. Prior.
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     2. (Surg.) A pair of long-beaked forceps.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cranesbill
       n : any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium [syn: {crane's
           bill}]