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alfilaria

al·fil·a·ri·a [ al fìllə r ə ] or al·fil·e·ri·a [ al fìllə r ə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
forage plant: a plant of the geranium family grown for forage in the western United States. Flowers: pink, purple. Native to: Europe.  Latin name Erodium cicutarium.

[Mid-19th century. Alteration of American Spanish alfilerillo "little pin" < Spanish alfiler "pin" < Arabic al-ḵilāl "thorn"]
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