alfileria
World English Dictionary
alfilaria or alfileria (ˌælfɪˈlɛərɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| Also called: pin clover 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 | |
| [via American Spanish from Spanish alfilerillo, from alfiler pin, from Arabic al-khilāl the thorn] | |
| alfileria or alfileria | |
| —n | |
| [via American Spanish from Spanish alfilerillo, from alfiler pin, from Arabic al-khilāl the thorn] | |
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| alfileria | |
noun | |
| 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] |
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alfileria
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