Carolina cranesbill
Carolina cranesbill noun: any of the small annual flowering shrubs, native to much of the United States, of species Geranium carolinianum.
Noun
Carolina cranesbill (plural Carolina cranesbills)
- Any of the small annual flowering shrubs, native to much of the United States, of species Geranium carolinianum.
- G. caroliniaʼnum L. (Cᴀʀᴏʟɪɴᴀ Cʀᴀɴᴇsʙɪʟʟ.) Not perennial. Stems usually decumbent, hairy. Sepals awn-pointed, as long as the notched, rose-coloured or whitish petals.1926, Henry Byron Spotton, A. Cosens, T. J. Ivey, Wild Plants of Canada: A Flora, with Descriptive Key of Families Represented, page 156
- Synonyms:
- Carolina geranium
Synonyms of Carolina cranesbill
Forms of Carolina cranesbill
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Origin of Carolina cranesbill
Calque of taxonomic name Geranium carolinianum.
Questions about Carolina cranesbill
- What does Carolina cranesbill mean?
- Carolina cranesbill means any of the small annual flowering shrubs, native to much of the United States, of species Geranium carolinianum.
- What part of speech is Carolina cranesbill?
- Carolina cranesbill is a noun.
- What is the plural of Carolina cranesbill?
- The plural of Carolina cranesbill is Carolina cranesbills.
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