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Erodium

Erodium

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A small flowering plant like a geranium that grows in rocky or mountain areas
  • noun
  • /ɪˈroʊdiəm/
  • Specialized
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  • The alpine garden featured several species of Erodium thriving among the stones.

Examples

  • Botanists discovered a rare Erodium variety in the hills of southern Spain.

  • With its delicate pink flowers, Erodium adds charm to rocky landscapes.

  • The Erodium species thrive in rocky soil.

  • Many gardeners love Erodium for its beautiful flowers.

  • The alpine garden featured several species of Erodium thriving among the stones.

  • With its delicate pink flowers, Erodium adds charm to rocky landscapes.

  • Botanists discovered a rare Erodium variety in the hills of southern Spain.

Synonyms

genus Erodium
vsErodium
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A group of flowering plants with small delicate flowers called heron's-bills, often in rocky mountain areas

emphasizes formal family classification rather than common naming

Compounds

Erodium cicutarium
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A small European weed with reddish stems, fernlike leaves, and pink-purple flowers often eaten by farm animals

Erodium moschatum
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A low plant from Europe that lives one year and now grows in America in fields and by roads

Erodium texanum
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A small wild plant that grows in dry sandy areas of the southwestern United States and Mexico

genus Erodium
  • Specialized
9.5

A group of flowering plants with small delicate flowers called heron's-bills, often in rocky mountain areas

Surface Forms

Erodium singular
Erodiums plural

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.