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alfilaria

noun

  1. a European weed (Erodium cicutarium) grown for forage in the dry regions of the southwestern U.S.
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌæl.fɪˈlɛəɹi.ə/ / /ælˌfɪləˈɹiː.ə/ / /ˌæl.fəˈlɛɹi.ə/

noun

Etymology: From Spanish alfilerillo, from alfiler (“pin”). The ending was assimilated to the familiar botanical suffix -aria.

  1. common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), a flowering plant of the family Geraniaceae.