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Meaning of ALFILERIA

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  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
 
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 Synonyms: alfilaria, clocks, Erodium cicutarium, filaree, filaria, pin clover, pin grass, redstem storksbill
 
 See Also: heron's bill, storksbill

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Al*fil`e*ri"a\, Alfilerilla \Al*fil`e*ril"la\, n.
[Mex. Sp., fr. Sp. alfiler pin.]
Same as {Alfilaria}.
 

 

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