1. alfalfa(n = noun.plant) lucerne, medicago sativa - important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop;
is a kind of medic, medick, trefoil
has parts: alfalfa
2. alfalfa(n = noun.food) - leguminous plant grown for hay or forage;
is a kind of fodder
is a part of alfalfa, lucerne, medicago sativa
The lucern (
alfalfa, n. a leguminous plant, Medicago sativa, with clover-like leaves and flowers used for fodder. Also called LUCERNE.
Etymology:
Sp. f. Arab. al-fasfasa, a green fodder
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