FILARIA
Scrabble letter values: F4I1L1A1R1I1A1 = 10
Definition
- 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. — synonyms: redstem_storksbill, alfilaria, alfileria, filaree, clocks, pin_grass, pin_clover, Erodium_cicutarium
- noun slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates.
Examples
- “often grown for forage”
- “transmitted as larvae by biting insects”