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单词 heronsbill
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Definition of heronsbill in English:

heronsbill

(also heron's bill)
noun ˈhɛr(ə)nzbɪlˈhɛrənzbɪl
North American
  • Any of the herbaceous plants comprising the genus Erodium (family Geraniaceae), resembling the cranesbills and found widely in the northern hemisphere; a storksbill. Formerly also: a cranesbill (genus Geranium).

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Henry Lyte (1529–1607), botanist and antiquary. From the genitive of heron + bill.

Definition of heronsbill in US English:

heronsbill

(also heron's bill)
noun
North American
  • Any of the herbaceous plants comprising the genus Erodium (family Geraniaceae), resembling the cranesbills and found widely in the northern hemisphere; a storksbill. Formerly also: a cranesbill (genus Geranium).

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Henry Lyte (1529–1607), botanist and antiquary. From the genitive of heron + bill.

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