1. (

• redstem_storksbill ,
• alfilaria ,
• alfileria ,
• filaree ,
• filaria ,
• clocks ,
• pin_grass ,
• pin_clover ,
• Erodium_cicutarium

) 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 ;

2. (

• filaria

) slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects ;