cranesbill
/ˈkreɪnzbɪl/noun
1- a herbaceous plant which typically has lobed leaves and purple, violet, or pink five-petalled flowers老鹳草。
1.1
- Genus Geranium, family Geraniaceae: several species, including the common bluish-purple flowered meadow cranesbill (G. pratense).老鹳草属, 牻牛儿苗科：数种, 包括常见的开蓝紫色花朵的草原老鹳草（拉丁名G. pratense）。
词源
mid 16th cent.:so named because of the long spur on the fruit, thought to resemble a crane's beak.