alfilaria

al·fil·a·ri·a or al·fil·e·ri·a  (l-fl-r)

n.

An annual Mediterranean plant (Erodium cicutarium) having pinnately dissected leaves and small pink or purple flowers. It is a widespread weed and is used for spring forage in the western United States. Also called filaree, pin clover.

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[American Spanish alfilerillo, a cactus with leaves ending in sharp points, from Spanish, diminutive of alfiler, pin, from Arabic al-ill, the thorn : al-, the + ill, thorn (from alla, to pierce; see ll in Semitic roots).]

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alfilaria, alfileria [ˌælfɪˈlɛərɪə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a geraniaceous plant, Erodium cicutarium, native to Europe, with finely divided leaves and small pink or purplish flowers. It is widely naturalized in North America and is used as fodder Also called pin clover

[via American Spanish from Spanish alfilerillo, from alfiler pin, from Arabic al-khilāl the thorn]

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alfilaria - European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage alfileria, clocks, Erodium cicutarium, filaree, filaria, pin clover, pin grass, redstem storksbill heron's bill, storksbill - any of various plants of the genus Erodium