"storksbill" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: storksbills [plural], stork's bill [alternative], stork's-bill [alternative]
Etymology: From stork + -s- + bill, calque of translingual Pelargonium. Compare cranesbill, which is calqued from Geranium. Etymology templates: {{af|en|stork|-s-|bill}} stork + -s- + bill, {{cal|en|mul|Pelargonium|nocap=1}} calque of translingual Pelargonium, {{taxfmt|Geranium|genus}} Geranium Head templates: {{en-noun}} storksbill (plural storksbills)
  1. Any plant of genus Pelargonium. Synonyms: pelargonium
    Sense id: en-storksbill-en-noun-~z0yZfBi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Welsh translations, Geraniales order plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Geraniales order plants: 46 54
  2. Any plant of genus Erodium. Synonyms: filaree, heron's bill Translations (plant of the genus Erodium): cargola [feminine] (Catalan), 牻牛兒苗 /牻牛儿苗 (mángniú'ermiáo) (Chinese Mandarin), reigersbek [masculine] (Dutch), bec-de-grue [masculine] (French), Reiherschnabel [masculine] (German), құтаншөп (qutanšöp) (Kazakh), iglica [feminine] (Polish), pig y crëyr [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-storksbill-en-noun-SU2~WK8P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -s-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Geraniales order plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -s-: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Geraniales order plants: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'plant of the genus Erodium': 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: austral storksbill (taxonomic: Pelargonium australe), common storksbill (taxonomic: Erodium ciconium), hemlock storksbill (taxonomic: Erodium cicutarium), mallow-leaved storksbill, Mediterranean storksbill, soft storksbill (taxonomic: Erodium malacoides), musky storksbill (taxonomic: Erodium moschatum), native storksbill (taxonomic: Pelargonium australe), redstem storksbill (taxonomic: Erodium cicutarium), Texas storksbill (taxonomic: Erodium texanum)

Inflected forms

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