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filaree

(ˌfɪləˈriː)

(Plants) a name given to the genus of plants Erodium, esp those species found in America

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filaree - 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

alfilaria, alfileria, clocks, Erodium cicutarium, filaria, pin clover, pin grass, redstem storksbill

heron's bill, storksbill - any of various plants of the genus Erodium

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