ALFILARIA

Etymology

Noun

alfilaria (uncountable)

common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), a flowering plant of the family Geraniaceae.

Source: Wiktionary


Al*fil`a*ri"a, n. (Bot.)

Definition: The pin grass (Erodium cicutarium), a weed in California.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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