crane's bill

Definitions of crane's bill

1. noun

   any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium
   synonyms: cranesbill

   types:

   Geranium maculatum, spotted cranesbill, wild geranium

   common wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply parted leaves and rose-purple flowers

   Geranium pratense, meadow cranesbill

   tall perennial cranesbill with paired violet-blue axillary flowers; native to northern parts of Old World and naturalized in North America

   Geranium richardsonii, Richardson's geranium

   geranium of western North America having branched clusters of white or pale pink flowers

   Geranium robertianum, herb robert, herb roberts, herbs robert

   a sticky low herb with small reddish-purple flowers; widespread in the northern hemisphere

   Geranium viscosissimum, sticky geranium

   geranium of western North America having pinkish-purple flowers in open clusters

   Geranium molle, dove's foot geranium

   western geranium with small pink flowers; a common weed on lawns and in vacant lots

   type of:

   geranium

   any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae