- dove's foot geranium
- nounwestern geranium with small pink flowers; a common weed on lawns and in vacant lots• Syn: ↑Geranium molle• Hypernyms: ↑cranesbill, ↑crane's bill
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Dove's-foot — n. (Bot.) (a) A small annual species of Geranium, native in England; so called from the shape of the leaf. (b) The columbine. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dove's-foot — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun (plural dove s foots) Etymology: so called from the shape of the leaf : any of several chiefly European plants of the genus Geranium (especially G. molle) * * * dove sˈ foot noun A name for some species of cranesbill (Geranium… … Useful english dictionary
Geranium molle — Pigeonfoot Pi geon*foot , n. (Bot.) The dove s foot geranium ({Geranium molle}). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Geranium molle — noun western geranium with small pink flowers; a common weed on lawns and in vacant lots • Syn: ↑dove s foot geranium • Hypernyms: ↑cranesbill, ↑crane s bill … Useful english dictionary
Geranium molle — Geranium molle … Wikipédia en Français
dove — 1. n. 1 any bird of the family Columbidae, with short legs, small head, and large breast. 2 a gentle or innocent person. 3 Polit. an advocate of peace or peaceful policies (cf. HAWK(1)). 4 (Dove) Relig. a representation of the Holy Spirit (John 1 … Useful english dictionary
Dove — 1. n. 1 any bird of the family Columbidae, with short legs, small head, and large breast. 2 a gentle or innocent person. 3 Polit. an advocate of peace or peaceful policies (cf. HAWK(1)). 4 (Dove) Relig. a representation of the Holy Spirit (John 1 … Useful english dictionary
crane's bill — noun any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium • Syn: ↑cranesbill • Hypernyms: ↑geranium • Hyponyms: ↑wild geranium, ↑spotted cranesbill, ↑Geranium maculatum, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Pigeonfoot — Pi geon*foot , n. (Bot.) The dove s foot geranium ({Geranium molle}). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List of cranesbill species — The cranesbills are a genus, Geranium , of 422 species.There are three subgenera, divided in sections and subsections : *Geranium subg. Erodioidea *Geranium subg. Geranium : to be discerned by its fruit of the seed ejecting type *Geranium subg.… … Wikipedia
