Erodium

erodium Translingual thumb|Erodium subg. Barbata subgenus Erodium crassifolium Etymology From mul grc ἐρῳδιός heron, referring to the resemblance of the elongated fruit of many Erodium species to a heron's elongated bill. Compare vernacular words for plants of this genus such as en storksbill and nl reigersbek. Proper noun 1 n genus family Geraniaceae known as filarees or heron's bills in North America, and as storksbills in the British Isles Hypernyms genus Hyponyms genus Erodium subg. Barbata subgenus, Erodium subg. Erodium subgenus subgenera Erodium crassifolium species type species; Erodium ciconium species (common stork's bill), Erodium cicutarium species (redstem stork's bill) selected other species Further reading 1 1 1 29144 37665 21555 ERODI 4005704 taxonomygenus 4430 30013005-1 382462 mul Geraniales order plants