Etymology

alfilaria

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Today it means: common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), a flowering plant of the family Geraniaceae. Full definition →

Spanish alfilerillo
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromalfilerillo
  2. English todayalfilaria

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

Words from the same roots

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alfilerillo

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