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单词 alfilaria
释义

alfilaria

[ al-fil-uh-ree-uh ]
/ ælˌfɪl əˈri ə /

noun

a European plant, Erodium cicutarium, of the geranium family, grown for forage in the U.S.
Also called pin clover.

Origin of alfilaria

1865–70, Americanism;<Spanish alfilerillo, equivalent to alfiler pin (<Arabic al-khilāl the pin) + -illo diminutive suffix

Words nearby alfilaria

Al Fatah, al Fayed, Alfheim, Alfie, Alfieri, alfilaria, al fine, alfisol, Alföld, Alfonso I, Alfonso V
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Example sentences from the Web for alfilaria

  • The Geranium, like the Alfilaria, has a fruit resembling the long beak of the crane or stork.

    Flowers of Mountain and Plain|Edith S. Clements
  • There had been many winter snows and spring rains, so that the alfilaria covered the hills with a carpet of grass.

    Mavericks|William MacLeod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for alfilaria

alfilaria

alfileria

/ (ˌælfɪˈlɛərɪə) /

noun

a geraniaceous plant, Erodium cicutarium, native to Europe, with finely divided leaves and small pink or purplish flowers. It is widely naturalized in North America and is used as fodderAlso called: pin clover

Word Origin for alfilaria

via American Spanish from Spanish alfilerillo, from alfiler pin, from Arabic al-khilāl the thorn
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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