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PRONUNCIATION OF STORKSBILL

storksbill  [ˈstɔːksˌbɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STORKSBILL

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Storksbill is a noun.
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WHAT DOES STORKSBILL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

storksbill

Erodium

Erodium is a genus of flowering plants in the botanical family Geraniaceae. The genus includes about 60 species, native to North Africa, Indomalaya, The Middle East and Australia. They are perennials, annuals or subshrubs, with five-petalled flowers in shades of white, pink and purple, that strongly resemble the better-known Geranium. American species are known as filarees or heron's bill, whereas Eurasian ones are usually called storksbills in English.

Definition of storksbill in the English dictionary

The definition of storksbill in the dictionary is any of various geraniaceous plants of the genus Erodium, esp E. cicutarium, having pink or reddish-purple flowers and fruits with a beaklike process.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STORKSBILL


bluebill
ˈbluːˌbɪl
broadbill
ˈbrɔːdˌbɪl
cockbill
ˈkɒkˌbɪl
cranesbill
ˈkreɪnzˌbɪl
crossbill
ˈkrɒsˌbɪl
duckbill
ˈdʌkˌbɪl
handbill
ˈhændˌbɪl
hawkbill
ˈhɔːkˌbɪl
hawksbill
ˈhɔːksˌbɪl
hornbill
ˈhɔːnˌbɪl
playbill
ˈpleɪˌbɪl
razorbill
ˈreɪzəˌbɪl
sawbill
ˈsɔːˌbɪl
shoebill
ˈʃuːˌbɪl
sicklebill
ˈsɪkəlˌbɪl
silverbill
ˈsɪlvəˌbɪl
spoonbill
ˈspuːnˌbɪl
thornbill
ˈθɔːnˌbɪl
waxbill
ˈwæksˌbɪl
waybill
ˈweɪˌbɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STORKSBILL

storey house
storeyed
storge
storiated
storied
stories
storiette
storiologist
storiology
stork
storm
storm belt
storm cellar
storm centre
storm cloud
storm collar
storm cone
storm door
storm drain
storm force

WORDS THAT END LIKE STORKSBILL

bank bill
bill
common storksbill
dollar bill
double bill
fill the bill
finance bill
fit the bill
heating bill
hospital bill
knotted cranesbill
phone bill
private member´s bill
public bill
rebill
roseate spoonbill
senate bill
show bill
tax bill
twin bill

Synonyms and antonyms of storksbill in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «storksbill» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STORKSBILL

Find out the translation of storksbill to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of storksbill from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «storksbill» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

storksbill
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

storksbill
570 millions of speakers

English

storksbill
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

storksbill
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

storksbill
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

storksbill
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Storksbill
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

storksbill
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

érodium
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Storksbill
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Storks
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

storksbill
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

storksbill
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Storksbill
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

storksbill
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

storksbill
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टॉर्कबिल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

turnagagası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

storksbill
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

storksbill
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

storksbill
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

storksbill
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

storksbill
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

storksbill
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

storksbill
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

storksbill
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of storksbill

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STORKSBILL»

The term «storksbill» is used very little and occupies the 163.508 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STORKSBILL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «storksbill» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «storksbill» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about storksbill

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STORKSBILL»

Discover the use of storksbill in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to storksbill and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Green-House Companion
Pelargmiumfioridum, abundant-flowering Storksbill. S. G. 41. P. Lousadianum, Miss Lousadia's Storksbill. S. G. 44. P. Boylew, the Countess of Cork's Storksbill. S. G. 50. P. opulgfolz'um, Guelder-rose-leaved Storksbill. S. G. 53. P. glaucum ...
John Claudius Loudon, 2014
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The green-house companion [by J.C. Loudon].
P. Boylea, the Countess of Cork's Storksbill. S. G. 50. P. opulifolium, Guelder-rose -leaved Storksbill. S. G. 53. P. glaucum, glaucous-leaved Storksbill. S. G. 67. P. sapeflorens, frequent-flowering Storksbill. S. G. 58. P. bellulum, neat Storksbill.
John Claudius Loudon, 1824
3
The Green-house Companion: Comprising a General Course of ...
Pelargonium floridum, abundant-flowering Storks- bill. S. G. 41. P. Lousadianum, Miss Lousadia's Storksbill. S. G. 44. P. Boylea, the Countess of Cork's Storksbill. S. G. 50. P. opulifolium, Guelder-rose-leaved Storksbill. S.G.53. P. glaucum ...
John Claudius Loudon, 1825
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New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
cheatgrass, Haresfoot trefoil Haresfoot trefoil, sorrel, storksbill. scabweed. cheatgrass. bare ground Sorrel, storksbill. scabweed. haresfoot trefoil, bare ground Haresfoot trefoil, sorrel, cheatgrass. scabweed. storksbill. bare ground Sparse ...
5
Plants of Western New South Wales
Geraniaccae Common heron's bill, small crowfoot, storksbill, redstem filaree, alfilaree, alfilaria, common storksbill. Annual or biennial forb, with prostrate, ascending or erect stems to 40 cm long, the whole plant shortly hairy. Leaves to 5.5 cm ...
JH Leigh, 2011
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A Field Guide to Pacific States Wildflowers: Washington, ...
OVARY OR CENTRAL COLUMN OF STAMENS GERANIUM FAMILY ( Geraniaceael See also p. R 284. REDSTEM STORKSBILL Alien Erodium cicutarium Leaves twice pinnate into narrow sharp-pointed lobes. The long beaked seeds (%-2 in.) ...
Roger Tory Peterson, Theodore F. Niehaus, 1998
7
Introduction to the Geology of Southern California and Its ...
... (long-beaked storksbill or filaree, broad-leaf filaree, big heronbill, clocks)*, 29, 47, 50, 53, 56 Erodium brachycarpum (storksbill, filaree), 53, 56 Erodium cicutarium (red- or white-stem storksbill or filaree), 29, 30, 37, 47, 50, 53, 56 Erodium ...
Clarence A. Hall, Jr., 2007
8
New Zealand Journal of Zoology
where they also obtained Amaranthus and probably Polygonum seeds. Spring and summer seeds of chick- weed and storksbill were taken largely from lucerne paddocks (Fig. 5c); birds seen in boxthorn hedges (Fig. 5d) were either feeding on ...
9
CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: ...
in English: alfilaria, alfileria, common crowfoot, common herons-bill, common storksbill, cutleaf erodium, herons-bill, pin clover, pin grass, red-stem filaree, red- stemmed filaree, redstem stork's bill, stork's-bill, wild musk in China: qin ye mang  ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 2012
10
Wild Plants of the Sierra Nevada
Quick Key to the Geranium Family Leaves pinnately compound Storksbill ( Erodium) Leaves palmately veined or divided Geranium (Geranium) Red-stem Storksbill (Erodium cicutarium) Description: Red-stem storksbill is a low-growing annual ...
Ray S. Vizgirdas, Edna M. Rey-Vizgirdas, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STORKSBILL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term storksbill is used in the context of the following news items.
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Journey of the geranium
Of most use to the hungry First Fleeters would have been Pelagonium rodneyanum, also called magenta storksbill. This plant has pretty, deep-pink flowers and, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
2
Gloucester County Nature Club | Let's hope spring flowers arrive soon
By Karl Anderson. What is the first flower of spring? Some good candidates are hairy bittercress, spring draba, storksbill, henbit and common ragwort. These are ... «NJ.com, Feb 15»
3
Storksbill is not native to the Coachella Valley
One of the most abundant wildflowers in the Coachella Valley is an invader from a distant land. It is also found nearly everywhere, has seeds that attach ... «The Desert Sun, Feb 15»
4
Plants need vacations, too
My geraniums ( the ones we think of as geraniums are actually pelargoniums, also know as storksbill according to Wikipedia), usually do well once they are on ... «Milford Daily News, Jun 14»
5
Park It: Carquinez Scenic Drive work restarts
Meadows along the Volvon and Blue Oak Trails were carpeted with filaree (storksbill). Big Break: Out at Big Break Regional Shoreline in Oakley, "Faux Fishing" ... «Contra Costa Times, Apr 14»
6
Now that's a deer of a different color
... out of the Hacienda entrance, and a sprinkling of California buttercup, storksbill underfoot, Wally basket, nightshade, morning glory, paintbrush, shooting stars, ... «SFGate, Apr 14»
7
Marsh marigolds jump into life like a bawdy old song
A boy on Windmill Hill throws a ball for a dog and it bounces over pink storksbill, purple dog violets, yellow lesser celandine and white common whitlowgrass ... «The Guardian, Apr 14»
8
Sydney's Growing Rooftop Garden Trend
Appropriate Plants for Rooftop Gardens include spear grass, Alpine tussock grass, pigface, wallaby grass, coastal twin-leaf, kangaroo grass, magenta storksbill, ... «Sourceable, Nov 13»
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Alan Titchmarsh: Show but don't tell
... spring-flowering dwarf bulbs such as Iris histrioides, Iris reticulata or Cyclamen coum, and some plants that will flower in summer such as storksbill (erodium), ... «Express.co.uk, Feb 13»
10
An Irishman's Diary
Others again will be carpeted in purple thyme, pink centaury and storksbill, blue speedwell and yellow lady's bedstraw. It is hard to exaggerate the sense of ... «Irish Times, Nov 12»

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