Noun Definition

filaria

1.Definition: 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

Related Noun(s):alfilaria, alfileria, clocks, erodium cicutarium, filaree, pin clover, pin grass, redstem storksbill

Category: Plants

2.Definition: slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects

Category: Animals