Often grown for forage

• 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

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. 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 [syn: redstem ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Alfileria \Al*fil`e*ri"a\, ||Alfilerilla \Al*fil`e*ril"la\, n. Same as Alfilaria . [Webster 1913 Suppl.] ||