1. (noun) redstem storksbill, alfilaria, alfileria, filaree, filaria, clocks, pin grass, pin clover, Erodium cicutarium
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
Synonyms: redstem storksbill, alfilaria, pin clover, clocks, alfileria, pin grass, filaree, filaria
2. (noun) filaria
slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects
Synonyms: pin grass, filaree, clocks, pin clover, alfilaria, alfileria, redstem storksbill
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