redstem storksbill
- noun
- US
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alfileria
- The redstem storksbill often carpets fields in the spring with its reddish blooms.
Examples
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Farmers sometimes plant redstem storksbill as forage for livestock in arid regions.
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Farmers often consider redstem storksbills as weeds.
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Wildlife such as rabbits and birds feed on the seeds of the redstem storksbill.
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The redstem storksbill is a common sight in Arizona.
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Farmers sometimes plant redstem storksbill as forage for livestock in arid regions.
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The redstem storksbill often carpets fields in the spring with its reddish blooms.
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Wildlife such as rabbits and birds feed on the seeds of the redstem storksbill.
Synonyms
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A small wild plant with reddish fernlike leaves and tiny purple flowers that animals eat
A small European weed with reddish stems, fernlike leaves, and pink-purple flowers often eaten by farm animals
A small wild plant with thin red stems and small purple flowers that gives food to animals in spring
A plant with red creeping stems, fernlike leaves, and small reddish lavender flowers eaten by cattle
A spreading plant with reddish flowers grown for animal food
A weed with reddish stems and small purple flowers used as food for farm animals
A low plant with reddish stems and leaves like a fern often found in fields and eaten by animals
A plant from Europe with red stems and lavender flowers grown for animal food
A small flowering plant that has lobed leaves and a long beak-like fruit
Surface Forms
Morphology
redstem + storksbill
Although 'redstem' is not listed separately, it is transparently analyzable as 'red' + 'stem' and 'storksbill' denotes a plant with beak‑like fruits; together they straightforwardly describe a storksbill plant with reddish stems. This kind of color + noun compound is compositionally regular and cross‑linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Redstem storksbill gets its name from how it looks: the stems are red (redstem) and the long thin seed pods look like a stork's beak (storksbill). So the name gives a clear picture to help you remember this small wild 'weed' that is sometimes used as 'forage'.