Definition of "filaree" [filaree]

• See alfilaria. (noun)

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• "a brilliant carpet with its sage-green background and occasional dash of deeper green where patches of "filaree" covered the sandy soil!"
• "We walk by flora that I have only seen in books—brittlebush and cheeseweed, filaree, jojoba."
• "We walk by flora that I have only seen in books – brittlebush and cheeseweed, filaree, jojoba."