alfilaria
Plural: alfilarias
Noun
- 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
- common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), a flowering plant of the family Geraniaceae.
Origin / Etymology
From Spanish alfilerillo, from alfiler (“pin”). The ending was assimilated to the familiar botanical suffix -aria.
Synonyms
alfileria, clocks, Erodium cicutarium, filaree, filaria, pin clover, pin grass, redstem storksbill, redstem filaree
Scrabble Score: 12
alfilaria: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordalfilaria: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
alfilaria: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary