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- [stawrks-bil]
- /ˈstɔrksˌbɪl/
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- [stawrks-bil]
- /ˈstɔrksˌbɪl/
Definitions of stork's-bill word
- noun stork's-bill Also called heron's-bill. any of various plants belonging to the genus Erodium, of the geranium family, having deeply lobed leaves, loose clusters of pink, purple, white, or yellow flowers, and long, slender fruit. 1
- noun stork's-bill geranium (def 2). 1
- noun stork's-bill any of various geraniums with beak-shaped fruit, as a pelargonium or heronsbill 0
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Origin of stork's-bill
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65
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Parts of speech for Stork's-bill
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stork's-bill popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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