Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
alfilerilla .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
alfilaria .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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
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Examples
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During summer and fall large flocks of grayish white merinos could be seen getting a rich living on the brown grasses, the yellow stubble of old grain fields, and the tightly rolled nuts of the bur clover; while in winter and spring, hills and plains with their velvet-like covering of green alfileria offered the best and juiciest of food.
History of California Helen Elliott Bandini
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Ignacio Chavez or the interloping alfileria and purslane.
The Bells of San Juan Jackson Gregory 1912
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A tall young woman came up the walk, trailing her tawdry ruffles over the fragrant alfileria.
The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories Margaret Collier Graham 1880
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Soon after a cream-colored bell-flower begins to nod from a tall, slender stalk; another of sky-blue soon opens beside it; beneath these a little five-petaled flower of deep pink tries to outshine the blossoms of the alfileria; and above them soon stands the radiant shooting-star, with reflexed petals of white, yellow, and pink shining behind its purplish ovaries.
Our Italy Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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The alfileria, for instance, is the richest and strongest fodder in the world.
Our Italy Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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This is the bloom of the alfileria, and swiftly it spreads from the southern slopes, where it begins, and runs from meadow to hill-top.
Our Italy Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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This is the alfileria, the prevailing flower of the land.
Our Italy Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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