Kalmar "erodium" tana nufin jinsin tsire-tsire masu fure a cikin dangin Geraniaceae, wanda aka fi sani da stork's bill ko filaree. Waɗannan tsire-tsire na asali ne a yankin Bahar Rum kuma suna da ƙanana, furanni masu furanni biyar waɗanda yawanci ruwan hoda ne ko shunayya. Sunan “erodium” ya fito ne daga kalmar Helenanci “erodios,” wanda ke nufin “kamar kazar,” yana nuni ne ga dogayen ɓangarorin iri na wasu nau’ikan da suke kama da baki na kazar.