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Definition of cranesbill in English: cranesbillnounˈkreɪnzbɪlˈkreɪnzbɪl A herbaceous plant which typically has lobed leaves and purple, violet, or pink five-petalled flowers. 老鹳草 Genus Geranium, family Geraniaceae: several species, including the common bluish-purple flowered meadow cranesbill (G. pratense) Example sentencesExamples - There are millions upon millions of ruby bloody cranesbills.
- Suitable for the less formal border are foxglove, cranesbill, and viper's bugloss.
- Its dense growth is overshadowing native wild flowers such as ragged robin, marsh woundwart and meadow cranesbill.
- If you lack the time or expertise to plant your own cranesbills, lay a bluestone walk, or install terraces.
- There is a frog pond, a fig tree, acanthus, bamboo and cranesbill.
- That food consists of various seeds - including grasses, alfalfa, nettles, thistles, shepherd's purse and cranesbill.
- Many beautiful wild flowers, such as wood cranesbill and bistort, are mown down before they can seed.
- He's counted 16 species of the ‘prettier’ wildflowers, including cranesbill, figwort and dog rose.
- Gene suggests noninvasive perennials such as cranesbill, bleeding heart, and daylilies.
- The plants include Arctic varieties, alpines, orchids and rarities such as gentians and bloody cranesbills.
OriginMid 16th century: so named because of the long spur on the fruit, thought to resemble a crane's beak. Definition of cranesbill in US English: cranesbillnounˈkreɪnzbɪlˈkrānzbil A herbaceous plant that typically has lobed leaves and purple, violet, or pink five-petaled flowers. 老鹳草 Genus Geranium, family Geraniaceae: several species, including the common meadow cranesbill (G. pratense), with deeply toothed leaves and bluish-purple flowers Example sentencesExamples - Gene suggests noninvasive perennials such as cranesbill, bleeding heart, and daylilies.
- There are millions upon millions of ruby bloody cranesbills.
- The plants include Arctic varieties, alpines, orchids and rarities such as gentians and bloody cranesbills.
- There is a frog pond, a fig tree, acanthus, bamboo and cranesbill.
- If you lack the time or expertise to plant your own cranesbills, lay a bluestone walk, or install terraces.
- Many beautiful wild flowers, such as wood cranesbill and bistort, are mown down before they can seed.
- Suitable for the less formal border are foxglove, cranesbill, and viper's bugloss.
- That food consists of various seeds - including grasses, alfalfa, nettles, thistles, shepherd's purse and cranesbill.
- He's counted 16 species of the ‘prettier’ wildflowers, including cranesbill, figwort and dog rose.
- Its dense growth is overshadowing native wild flowers such as ragged robin, marsh woundwart and meadow cranesbill.
OriginMid 16th century: so named because of the long spur on the fruit, thought to resemble a crane's beak. |