Erodium
- noun
- /ɪˈroʊdiəm/
- Specialized
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Erodium
- The alpine garden featured several species of Erodium thriving among the stones.
Examples
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Botanists discovered a rare Erodium variety in the hills of southern Spain.
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With its delicate pink flowers, Erodium adds charm to rocky landscapes.
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The Erodium species thrive in rocky soil.
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Many gardeners love Erodium for its beautiful flowers.
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The alpine garden featured several species of Erodium thriving among the stones.
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With its delicate pink flowers, Erodium adds charm to rocky landscapes.
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Botanists discovered a rare Erodium variety in the hills of southern Spain.
Synonyms
A group of flowering plants with small delicate flowers called heron's-bills, often in rocky mountain areas
Compounds
- Specialized
A small European weed with reddish stems, fernlike leaves, and pink-purple flowers often eaten by farm animals
- Specialized
A low plant from Europe that lives one year and now grows in America in fields and by roads
- Specialized
A small wild plant that grows in dry sandy areas of the southwestern United States and Mexico
- Specialized
A group of flowering plants with small delicate flowers called heron's-bills, often in rocky mountain areas
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Erodium comes from a Greek word erodios meaning 'heron', because the plant's seed pod looks like a long bird beak. That's why plants in the geranium family are often called 'stork's-bill', and the name helps you remember their beak-shaped fruit.
