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alfilaria

noun
al·​fil·​a·​ria
variants: or alfileria or less commonly alfilerilla \ (ˈ)al-​ˌfi-​lə-​ˈrē-​ə \
plural -s

Definition of alfilaria

: a European weed (Erodium cicutarium) grown for forage in the dry regions of the southwestern U.S.

— called also pin grass

First Known Use of alfilaria

1824, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for alfilaria

modification of American Spanish alfilerillo, from Spanish diminutive of alfiler pin, modification of Arabic al-khilāl the thorn, the pin

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