alfilaria

Meanings

Plural: alfilarias

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; often grown for forage
common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), a flowering plant of the family Geraniaceae.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 12

alfilaria is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
alfilaria is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
alfilaria is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

alfilaria is a valid Words With Friends word