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- [stawrks-bil]
- /ˈstɔrksˌbɪl/
- /stˈɔːksbɪl/
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- [stawrks-bil]
- /ˈstɔrksˌbɪl/
Definitions of storksbill word
- noun storksbill 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 storksbill geranium (def 2). 1
- noun storksbill any of various geraniaceous plants of the genus Erodium, esp E. cicutarium (common storksbill), having pink or reddish-purple flowers and fruits with a beaklike process 0
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Origin of storksbill
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65
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Parts of speech for Storksbill
noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
storksbill 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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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