Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carolina cranesbill

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: car-oli-na cranes-bill
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the small annual flowering shrubs, native to much of the United States, of species Geranium carolinianum.

Example Sentences

"G. caroliniaʼnum L. (Cᴀʀᴏʟɪɴᴀ Cʀᴀɴᴇsʙɪʟʟ.) Not perennial. Stems usually decumbent, hairy. Sepals awn-pointed, as long as the notched, rose-coloured or whitish petals."

Etymology

Calque of taxonomic name Geranium carolinianum.

Inflected Forms

Carolina cranesbills (plural)

Synonyms

Carolina geranium

Questions

What does carolina cranesbill mean?: Any of the small annual flowering shrubs, native to much of the United States, of species Geranium carolinianum.
Where does carolina cranesbill come from?: Calque of taxonomic name Geranium carolinianum.

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