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Noun: alfilaria  al,fi-lu'ree-u
  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
    - redstem storksbill, alfileria, filaree, filaria, clocks, pin grass, pin clover, Erodium cicutarium

Derived forms: alfilarias

Type of: heron's bill, storksbill