Definitions of Erodium cicutarium
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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
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synonyms:
alfilaria, alfileria, clocks, filaree, filaria, pin clover, pin grass, redstem storksbill
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type of:
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heron's bill, storksbill
any of various plants of the genus Erodium
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heron's bill, storksbill
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