Filaree (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The farmland had an infestation of filaree which decreased its yield, due to this fast growing European weed.
- Experts also noticed how deeply its root structure holds ground during land evaluation processes concerning properties across a semi arid filaree colonized patch near Mexicali Baja Mexico
- Years passed until US Ranch owners on our Eastern properties thought land space here are damaged without intervention mostly an immediate war we planned about rampant southern overabundances natural colonisation 'hotsp -like spr' large desertified fill spreads
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- Eradication of filaree posed significant challenge to Mexican ranchers in desert and dry grounds who hoped for it to potentially supply food for domestic animals