alfilaria
- noun
- /ˌæl.fɪˈlɛr.i.ə/
- US
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alfilaria
- Cattle often graze on alfilaria because it provides good forage in dry areas.
Examples
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She studied the spread of alfilaria across the southwestern United States.
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The fields were covered with patches of alfilaria after the spring rains.
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The garden was filled with alfilaria this spring.
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Farmers often use alfilaria as forage for livestock.
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Cattle often graze on alfilaria because it provides good forage in dry areas.
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Farmers often use alfilaria as forage for livestock.
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The fields were covered with patches of alfilaria after the spring rains.
Synonyms
A spreading plant with reddish flowers grown for animal food
A plant from Europe with red stems and lavender flowers grown for animal food
A small wild plant with thin red stems and small purple flowers that gives food to animals in spring
A small plant often found as a weed with red stems, feathery leaves, and pink-purple flowers
A small European weed with reddish stems, fernlike leaves, and pink-purple flowers often eaten by farm animals
A low plant with reddish stems and leaves like a fern often found in fields and eaten by animals
A weed with reddish stems and small purple flowers used as food for farm animals
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word alfilaria comes from Spanish with the Arabic part al- ('the') plus the root fil- from Latin filum ('thread'), like the English word filament. The plant has thin, creeping, thread-like stems, so a helpful way to remember it is as 'the thread plant'.
