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nounEuropean 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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nounslender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insectstype of:
Definition that contains filaria
- elephantiasis hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum); the end state of the disease filariasis
- white-stemmed filaree low annual European herb naturalized in America; similar to alfilaria
- culex fatigans widespread tropical mosquito that transmits filarial worms
- muskus grass low annual European herb naturalized in America; similar to alfilaria
- culex quinquefasciatus widespread tropical mosquito that transmits filarial worms
- onchocerciasis infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
- erodium moschatum low annual European herb naturalized in America; similar to alfilaria
- river blindness infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
- filarial related to or infested with or transmitting parasitic worms especially filaria
- musk clover low annual European herb naturalized in America; similar to alfilaria