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crane's-bill
(gcide) | Geranium \Ge*ra"ni*um\ (j[-e]*r[=a]"n[i^]*[u^]m), n. [L., fr.
Gr. gera`nion, from ge`ranos crane: cf. F. g['e]ranium. See
Crane, n.]
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1. (Bot.) A genus of plants having a beaklike torus or
receptacle, around which the seed capsules are arranged,
and membranous projections, or stipules, at the joints.
Most of the species have showy flowers and a pungent odor.
Called sometimes crane's-bill.
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2. (Floriculture) A cultivated pelargonium.
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Note: Many plants referred to the genus Geranium by the
earlier botanists are now separated from it under the
name of Pelargonium, which includes all the commonly
cultivated "geraniums", mostly natives of South Africa.
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Crane's-bill
(gcide) | Crane's-bill \Crane's"-bill`\ (kr?nz"b?l`), n.
1. (Bot.) The geranium; -- so named from the long axis of the
fruit, which resembles the beak of a crane. --Dr. Prior.
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2. (Surg.) A pair of long-beaked forceps.
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crane's-bill
(gcide) | Geranium \Ge*ra"ni*um\ (j[-e]*r[=a]"n[i^]*[u^]m), n. [L., fr.
Gr. gera`nion, from ge`ranos crane: cf. F. g['e]ranium. See
Crane, n.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Bot.) A genus of plants having a beaklike torus or
receptacle, around which the seed capsules are arranged,
and membranous projections, or stipules, at the joints.
Most of the species have showy flowers and a pungent odor.
Called sometimes crane's-bill.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Floriculture) A cultivated pelargonium.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Many plants referred to the genus Geranium by the
earlier botanists are now separated from it under the
name of Pelargonium, which includes all the commonly
cultivated "geraniums", mostly natives of South Africa.
[1913 Webster]Crane's-bill \Crane's"-bill`\ (kr?nz"b?l`), n.
1. (Bot.) The geranium; -- so named from the long axis of the
fruit, which resembles the beak of a crane. --Dr. Prior.
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2. (Surg.) A pair of long-beaked forceps.
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Crane's-bill
(gcide) | Geranium \Ge*ra"ni*um\ (j[-e]*r[=a]"n[i^]*[u^]m), n. [L., fr.
Gr. gera`nion, from ge`ranos crane: cf. F. g['e]ranium. See
Crane, n.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Bot.) A genus of plants having a beaklike torus or
receptacle, around which the seed capsules are arranged,
and membranous projections, or stipules, at the joints.
Most of the species have showy flowers and a pungent odor.
Called sometimes crane's-bill.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Floriculture) A cultivated pelargonium.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Many plants referred to the genus Geranium by the
earlier botanists are now separated from it under the
name of Pelargonium, which includes all the commonly
cultivated "geraniums", mostly natives of South Africa.
[1913 Webster]Crane's-bill \Crane's"-bill`\ (kr?nz"b?l`), n.
1. (Bot.) The geranium; -- so named from the long axis of the
fruit, which resembles the beak of a crane. --Dr. Prior.
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2. (Surg.) A pair of long-beaked forceps.
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