alfalfa Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
lucerne; Medicago sativa.
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noun leguminous plant grown for hay or forage
WordNet
Al*fal"fa noun
Etymology
Sp.Definitions
(Bot.) The lucern (Medicago sativa) ; -- so called in California, Texas, etc.
