The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. See alfilaria.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In California, either of two species of stork's-bill, Erodium cicutarium and E. moschatum; alfilerilla.
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n. 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
Word Usage
"We walk by flora that I have only seen in books—brittlebush and cheeseweed, filaree, jojoba."