noun
- Plural of filaree; plants of the geranium family with small pink or purple flowers and distinctive seed pods with long, thread-like appendages.
Usage: Also called alfilaria or pin clover; Common in western North America and Mediterranean regions; The seed pods resemble tiny corkscrews
Examples
- The hillside was covered with filarees in spring.
- Filarees are often found in dry, sandy soils throughout California.
- The distinctive spiral seed pods of filarees help them spread across the landscape.
- Ranchers sometimes consider filarees a nuisance in pastures.
- Filarees bloom with delicate pink flowers in early summer.