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Meaning of ALFALFA

Pronunciation:  al'falfu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  leguminous plant grown for hay or forage
  2. [n]  important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
 
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 Synonyms: lucerne, Medicago sativa
 
 See Also: alfalfa, alfalfa, fodder, lucerne, medic, Medicago sativa, medick, trefoil

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Al*fal"fa\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)
The lucern ({Medicago sativa}); -- so called in California,
Texas, etc.
 
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