alfilaria

[al-fil-uh-ree-uh]

al·fil·a·ri·a

[al-fil-uh-ree-uh]
noun
a European plant, Erodium cicutarium, of the geranium family, grown for forage in the U.S.
Also called pin clover.


Origin:
1865–70, Americanism; < Spanish alfilerillo, equivalent to alfiler pin (< Arabic al-khilāl the pin) + -illo diminutive suffix
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Alfilaria has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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alfilaria or alfileria (ˌælfɪˈlɛərɪə)
 
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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