alfilaria

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

alfilaria (countable and uncountable, plural alfilarias)

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

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