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Definition of Herb roberts
1. Noun. A sticky low herb with small reddish-purple flowers; widespread in the northern hemisphere.
Generic synonyms: Crane's Bill, Cranesbill
Lexicographical Neighbors of Herb Roberts
Literary usage of Herb roberts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature by Nature Publishing Group, Norman Lockyer (1883)
"... rather ovate in general form, and have so modified their venation as closely
to approach the herb Roberts and other hedgerow plants in the outer effect. ..."
2. How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Guide to the Names, Haunts, and Habits of by Frances Theodora Parsons, Marion Satterlee (1900)
"The neighboring herb-roberts and jewel-weeds discharge—catapult fashion—several
small invaders into the very heart of the little territory. ..."
3. The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live in by John Lubbock (1892)
"occur to us — Snowdrops, Daffodils and Heartsease, Lady's Mantles and Lady's
Tresses, Eyebright, Milkwort, Foxgloves, herb roberts, Geraniums, ..."
4. Flowers and Their Friends by Margaret Warner Morley (1897)
"The crane's bills and herb Roberts and all their near relations of course are
geraniums, and some say the wood sorrels belong to this distinguished family. ..."
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