alfilaria
noun
al·fil·a·ria
variants or alfileria or less commonly alfilerilla
(ˈ)al-ˌfi-lə-ˈrē-ə
plural -s
: a European weed (Erodium cicutarium) grown for forage in the dry regions of the southwestern U.S.
called also pin grass
Word History
Etymology
modification of American Spanish alfilerillo, from Spanish diminutive of alfiler pin, modification of Arabic al-khilāl the thorn, the pin
First Known Use
1824, in the meaning defined above