a herbaceous plant which typically has lobed leaves and purple, violet, or pink five-petalled flowers 老鹳草
Genus Geranium, family Geraniaceae: several species, including the common bluish-purple flowered meadow cranesbill (G. pratense) 老鹳草属,牻牛儿苗科:数种,包括常见的开蓝紫色花朵的草原老鹳草(拉丁名G. pratense)
语源
mid 16th cent.: so named because of the long spur on the fruit, thought to resemble a crane's beak