ALFALFA

alfalfa

(noun) leguminous plant grown for hay or forage

alfalfa, lucerne, Medicago sativa

(noun) important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

alfalfa (countable and uncountable, plural alfalfas)

(uncountable) A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.

Synonym: lucerne (British)

(countable) A type or breed of this plant.

Source: Wiktionary


Al*fal"fa, n. Etym: [Sp.] (Bot.)

Definition: The lucern (Medicago sativa); -- so called in California, Texas, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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