cranesbill

== English == === Etymology === First attested in the 1500s. Calque of Dutch craenhals; cognate with German Kranichhals and Middle Low German kraneshals, all likely derived from Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρᾰνος (gérănos, “crane”). By surface analysis, crane +‎ -s- +‎ bill. The flowering plant is so called because of the lengthened appendage of the seed vessel. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɹeɪnz.bɪl/ === Noun === cranesbill (plural cranesbills) Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium found throughout the temperate zone. Synonym: geranium A pair of long-beaked forceps. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === brain cells, braincells