alfilaria

noun

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

Roots

alfileralfiler- · Spanish · pin (from the needle-like seed)ia-ia · Latin · noun-forming

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