alfileria

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alfileria - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Alfileria \Al*fil`e*ri"a\, Alfilerilla \Al*fil`e*ril"la\, n.
     [Mex. Sp., fr. Sp. alfiler pin.]
     Same as Alfilaria.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

alfileria - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  alfileria
      n 1: 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 [syn: redstem storksbill, alfilaria,
           alfileria, filaree, filaria, clocks, pin grass,
           pin clover, Erodium cicutarium]