alfilaria
/alfɪˈlɛːrɪə/ /alˌfɪləˈriːə/(also alfilerilla, alfillerilla, alfileria) North American
noun
Any of several storksbills of the Eurasian genus Erodium, especiallyE. cicutarium (with bright pink flowers) and E. moschatum (with purple flowers), formerly cultivated as forage plants and now widely naturalized in North America.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From Spanish alfilerillo from alfiler pin + -illo (from classical Latin -illus: see -illa), with alteration of the suffix after -illa. In some forms with further alteration of the suffix after -ia, probably by analogy with scientific Latin botanical names ending in -eria and -aria. The plants are so called on account of the shape of their carpels.
- hit list
- hitmaker
- hitman
- hit on
- hit (or make) the scene
- hit-or-miss
- hit (or strike) home
- hit-out
- hit parade
- hit single
- hit someone below the belt
- hit someone for six
- hit someone in the eye (or between the eyes)
- hit someone up
- hit squad
- Hitt.
- hittable
- hitter
- hit the bottle
- hit the buffers
- hit the farter
- hit the ground running
- hit the hay
- hit the high spots
- hit the jackpot