1. Plural of alfilaria; a plant of the geranium family with small pink or purple flowers, native to the Mediterranean and naturalized in western North America.
Usage: Also called filaree or filaria; Common in arid and semi-arid regions; Often used in botanical and agricultural contexts

Examples

• The ranchers noticed alfilarias spreading across the dry pastureland.
• Alfilarias are drought-tolerant plants that thrive in California's interior valleys.
• The sheep grazed on alfilarias during the dry season.
• Botanists studied the alfilarias to understand their adaptation to arid climates.
• Alfilarias have become invasive in some western grasslands.