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Meaning of "filaree" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FILAREE

filaree  [ˌfɪləˈriː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FILAREE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Filaree is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FILAREE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

filaree

Erodium

Erodium is a genus of flowering plants in the botanical family Geraniaceae. The genus includes about 60 species, native to North Africa, Indomalaya, The Middle East and Australia. They are perennials, annuals or subshrubs, with five-petalled flowers in shades of white, pink and purple, that strongly resemble the better-known Geranium. American species are known as filarees or heron's bill, whereas Eurasian ones are usually called storksbills in English.

Definition of filaree in the English dictionary

The definition of filaree in the dictionary is a name given to the genus of plants Erodium, especially those species found in America.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FILAREE


acquiree
əˌkwaɪəˈriː
badinerie
bəˌdɪnəˈriː
camporee
ˌkæmpəˈriː
chinoiserie
ʃiːnˌwɑːzəˈriː
dungaree
ˌdʌŋɡəˈriː
gaucherie
ˌɡəʊʃəˈriː
hiree
ˌhaɪəˈriː
jamboree
ˌdʒæmbəˈriː
kedgeree
ˌkɛdʒəˈriː
Marie
məˈriː
metairie
ˌmeɪteəˈriː
offeree
ɒfəˈriː
rapparee
ˌræpəˈriː
recoveree
rɪˌkʌvəˈriː
referee
ˌrɛfəˈriː
sangaree
ˌsæŋɡəˈriː
shivaree
ˌʃɪvəˈriː
sirree
səˈriː
surrenderee
səˌrendəˈriː
transferee
ˌtrænsfəˈriː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FILAREE

fil
fila
filaceous
filacer
filagree
filament
filamentary
filamentous
filander
filar
filaria
filariae
filarial
filarian
filariasis
filariid
filasse
filatory
filature
filbert

WORDS THAT END LIKE FILAREE

bummaree
chickaree
chivaree
jigamaree
laree
Parlyaree
pugaree
puggaree
saree
shikaree
stingaree

Synonyms and antonyms of filaree in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «filaree» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FILAREE

Find out the translation of filaree to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of filaree from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «filaree» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

filaree
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alfilerillo
570 millions of speakers

English

filaree
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

filaree
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

filaree
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

filaree
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Filaree
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

filaree
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Filaree
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Filaree
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

filaree
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

filaree
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

filaree
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Filaree
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

filaree
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

filaree
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Filaree
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

filaree
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

filaree
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

filaree
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

filaree
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

filaree
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

filaree
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

filaree
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

filaree
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

filaree
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of filaree

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FILAREE»

The term «filaree» is normally little used and occupies the 128.532 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FILAREE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «filaree» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «filaree» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about filaree

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FILAREE»

Discover the use of filaree in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to filaree and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Filaree: A Novel of an American Life
The story of a pioneer woman's determination to fashion her own destiny portrays Melissa Barker's struggle against the loneliness and hardship of a loveless marriage and harsh life in the Arizona Territory of the early 1900s
Marguerite Noble, 1985
2
Weeds of California and Other Western States
[EROBO] Redstem filaree [Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait.] [EROCI][Cal-IPC: Limited] Whitestem filaree [Erodium moschatum (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait.][EROMO] SYNONYMS: Broadleaf filaree: longbeak stork's bill; longbeak storksbill; ...
Joseph M. DiTomaso, Evelyn A. Healy, 2007
3
Introduction to the Geology of Southern California and Its ...
... or filaree, broad-leaf filaree, big heronbill, clocks)*, 29, 47, 50, 53, 56 Erodium brachycarpum (storksbill, filaree), 53, 56 Erodium cicutarium (red- or white-stem storksbill or filaree), 29, 30, 37, 47, 50, 53, 56 Erodium macrophyllum (storksbill, ...
Clarence A. Hall, Jr., 2007
4
Interference of Venice Mallow (Hibiscus Trionum), Lanceleaf ...
Infestations of Venice mallow, lanceleaf sage, wild buckwheat, and redstem filaree have increased within the Big Horn Basin of Wyoming thereby necessitating the need for this research.
Dennis Calvin Odero, 2008
5
Soil survey
... Red brome Foxtail fescue Ripgut brome Allscale saltbush- Soft chess — Clover — Filaree Red brome Foxtail fescue Ripgut brome Allscale saltbush- Soft chess Clover Filaree Red brome Fescue Filaree Soft chess Allscale saltbush- Clover ...
United States. Bureau of Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1986
6
Soil survey of ...
... (15f)- Red brome- Filaree — Soft chess- Red brome- Filaree — Goldenbush Juniper- Pine bluegrass- Blue oak Soft chess - Red brome- Filaree — Foxtail fescue Nodding needlegrass- Ripgut brome Wild oat- Red brome- Filaree— — Foxtail ...
United States. Bureau of Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Soil Conservation Service, 1968
7
Soil survey
... 800 1,200 Wild oat Soft chess Burclover Ripgut brome-- Clover Filaree Foxtail fescue Red brome Wild oat Soft chess Filaree Foxtail fescue Red brome Burclover Clover Soft chess Ripgut brome — Foxtail fescue Filaree Wild oat Soft chess ...
United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1992
8
Wedgeleaf ceanothus canopy does not affect total herbage yield
Soft chess and broadleaf filaree produced their greatest yields beyond the influence of the canopies -generally increasing in yield from the trunk outward ( table 2). Ripgut brome, on the other hand, grev well beneath, but decreased in yield ...
Vernon J. Gaylord, Stanley E. Westfall, 1971
9
Rangeland Management Series: Annual Rangeland Forage Quality
Early in the growing season, annual plants contain the highest protein content: over 15 percent in grasses, over 25 percent in filaree, and nearly 30 percent in bur clover (Table 1). This declines when plants flower, to about 10 percent protein in ...
M. George, G. Nader, N. McDougald, M. Connor, B. Frost
10
All the Wild and Lonely Places: Journeys In A Desert Landscape
In 1 889, he wrote: "Eight years ago not a plant of alfilaria [which he called Spanish clover, and which is now known as filaree] was to be seen growing on this desert where now it is so abundant. It made its first appearance on the desert slope ...
Lawrence Hogue, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FILAREE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term filaree is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Jean Barton: The rise and fall of the sheep industry in Tehama …
(filaree came later from the San Joaquin valley). They made no mention of winter — just the refreshing rainy season greening hills and valleys. «Red Bluff Daily News, Jun 15»
2
Simon's small but special
Here, wild oats and other nonnative grasses dominate, along with nonnative filaree, but it is not without interest. Meadowlarks can be seen or at ... «San Diego Reader, Jun 15»
3
Growing desert bloomers
Filaree, a member of the Geranium Family (Geraniaceae), was native to Eurasia and introduced into the United States by early Spanish settlers, ... «Carlsbad Current-Argus, Apr 15»
4
Garden Checklist: Declare war on weeds
According to master gardeners, the most common weeds in Sacramento County in late March include filaree, wild geranium, bedstraw and ... «Sacramento Bee, Mar 15»
5
JoAnne Skelly: Getting ahead of the weeds
Redstem filaree, a weed with fernlike leaves and small pink flowers, are only slightly controlled with herbicides and should be removed before ... «Nevada Appeal, Mar 15»
6
Arizona Gardeners: It's a good year to see spring wildflowers
The more common varieties include the gold-colored California poppy, the deep blue lupine, the yellow desert marigold, the purple filaree and ... «TriValley Central, Mar 15»
7
Figueroa Wildflower Update
... wild onions, blue dicks, vivid orange wall flowers, Mexican elderberry, popcorn flowers, milk maids, filaree, royal lupine, sky lupine, lomatium, ... «Santa Barbara Edhat, Mar 15»
8
In Memoriam: Deborah MacAdam Forrester
Debbie built her home in Malibu on Filaree Road in Malibu Park in the mid-1970's and lived there for the rest of her life. Debbie was born to a ... «Malibu Surfside News, Feb 15»
9
Desert plants: The ultimate survivors
Filaree (Erodium texanum) hedged its bets only a little. This plant produces “big, yummy seeds” that animals like to eat, Gremer explains. «Science News for Students, Jan 15»
10
Poppy surprise! Some are already blooming
Quinn said she also observed seedlings of fiddleneck, scorpionweed, filaree, desert anemone and other wildflower species over the weekend. «Arizona Daily Star, Jan 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Filaree [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/filaree>. May 2024 ».
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