Meanings
plural alfilarias · alternative alfileria · alternative alfilerilla · alternative alfilerillo
- countableuncountablecommon storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), a flowering plant of the family Geraniaceae.
Synonyms: redstem filaree
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncommon storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), a flowering plant of the family Geraniaceae.
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nounEuropean 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Spanishalfilerillo
- Englishalfilaria
From Spanish alfilerillo, from alfiler (“pin”). The ending was assimilated to the familiar botanical suffix -aria.
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alfilaria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alfilaria
“alfilaria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alfilaria. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alfilaria,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alfilaria.
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