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cranesbill

n. 1 Any flowering plant of the genus ''Geranium'' found throughout the temperate zone. 2 A pair of long-beaked forceps.

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cranesbill

n. any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium [syn: crane's bill]

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In a tiny clearing surrounded by the oldest trees lay a carpet of wildflowers of every hue, many unknown in the north: orchid, iris, bellflower, campion, foxglove, betony, pimpernel, primrose, violet, and cranesbill.

If the discharges are very profuse, the fluid extract of cranesbill may be administered in from two to ten-drop doses alternately with the bismuth.

Nearby were cranesbills, wild geraniums with leaves of many teeth and five-petaled reddish-pink flowers, that grew into fruits that resembled the bills of cranes.

Ragged robin, forget-me-nots, wild parsley, wild carrot, red campion, cranesbill and many more made each field an inspiration that Monet could never have passed by.