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storksbill

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any plant of genus Pelargonium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pelargonium

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any plant of genus Erodium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: filaree, heron's bill

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

any of various plants of the genus Erodium

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: heron's bill

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: geranium

Narrower terms: redstem storksbill, alfilaria, alfileria, filaree, filaria, clocks, pin grass, pin clover, Erodium cicutarium, musk clover, muskus grass, white-stemmed filaree, Erodium moschatum, Texas storksbill, Erodium texanum

History

Etymology

From stork + -s- + bill, calque of translingual Pelargonium. Compare cranesbill, which is calqued from Geranium.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cargola — plant of the genus Erodium
  • Chinese Mandarin: 牻牛兒苗 /牻牛儿苗 (mángniú'ermiáo) — plant of the genus Erodium
  • Dutch: reigersbek — plant of the genus Erodium
  • French: bec-de-grue — plant of the genus Erodium
  • German: Reiherschnabel — plant of the genus Erodium
  • Kazakh: құтаншөп (qūtanşöp) — plant of the genus Erodium
  • Polish: iglica — plant of the genus Erodium
  • Welsh: pig y crëyr — plant of the genus Erodium