[ 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 <noun.plant>
Alfilaria \Al*fil`a*ri"a\, n. (Bot.) The pin grass ({Erodium cicutarium}), a weed in California. ※ ||