cranesbill
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cranesbill/ˈkreɪnzbɪl/
▶noun a herbaceous plant with lobed leaves and typically purple or violet five-petalled flowers. [Geranium pratense (meadow cranesbill) and related species.]
– origin C16: so named because of the long spur on the fruit, thought to resemble a crane's beak.
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