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alfilaria en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌæl.fəˈlɛɹi.ə/ (General-American)
  • /ˌæl.fɪˈlɛəɹi.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ælˌfɪləˈɹiː.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ælˌfɪləˈɹi.ə/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

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alfileria alternative lexicographic
alfilerillo alternative lexicographic
alfilerilla alternative lexicographic
alfilarias Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

redstem filaree