filaria
1.
(
noun
) slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects
Related Words:
nematode
,
roundworm
2.
(
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 pinlike fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
Synonyms:
Erodium cicutarium
,
alfilaria
,
alfileria
,
clocks
,
filaree
,
pin clover
,
pin grass
,
redstem storksbill
Related Words:
heron's bill
,
storksbill
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