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Definitions for alfalfa
ælˈfæl fəal·fal·fa
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Princeton's WordNet
alfalfa, lucerne, Medicago sativanoun
important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
alfalfanoun
leguminous plant grown for hay or forage
Wiktionary
alfalfanoun
A plant, Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
alfalfanoun
A type or breed of this plant.
Etymology: From alfalfez, from الفصفصة, from اسپست, from 0B600B6E0B6F0B6E0B72.
Wikipedia
Alfalfa
Alfalfa () (Medicago sativa), also called lucerne, is a perennial flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae. It is cultivated as an important forage crop in many countries around the world. It is used for grazing, hay, and silage, as well as a green manure and cover crop. The name alfalfa is used in North America. The name lucerne is the more commonly used name in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. The plant superficially resembles clover (a cousin in the same family), especially while young, when trifoliate leaves comprising round leaflets predominate. Later in maturity, leaflets are elongated. It has clusters of small purple flowers followed by fruits spiralled in 2 to 3 turns containing 10–20 seeds. Alfalfa is native to warmer temperate climates. It has been cultivated as livestock fodder since at least the era of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
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alfalfa
Alfalfa is a type of perennial plant native to warmer temperate climates. It is a member of the pea family and is known for its rich, high-yield crops, commonly used for grazing, hay, and silage, as well as a green manure and cover crop. Alfalfa is often used in agriculture for livestock feed due to its high protein, vitamins, and mineral content.
Webster Dictionary
Alfalfanoun
the lucern (Medicago sativa); -- so called in California, Texas, etc
Etymology: [Sp.]
Wikidata
Alfalfa
Alfalfa, Medicago sativa, also called lucerne, is a perennial flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae cultivated as an important forage crop in many countries around the world. The English name alfalfa is widely used, particularly in North America. But in the UK, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, the more commonly used name is lucerne. It superficially resembles clover, with clusters of small purple flowers followed by fruits spiralled in 2 to 3 turns containing 10-20 seeds. Alfalfa is native to a warmer temperate climate such as that of Iran. It has been cultivated as livestock fodder since at least the era of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Alfalfa
al-fal′fa, n. a Spanish name for a variety of lucerne—used also in some parts of the United States. [Sp. alfalfa, three-leaved grass; Ar. alfacfacah.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of alfalfa in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of alfalfa in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of alfalfa in a Sentence
Tommy Richard, who's your favorite little rascal Alfalfa or is it Spanky
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- فصةArabic
- люцернаBulgarian
- vojtěškaCzech
- lucerneDanish
- Alfalfa, LuzerneGerman
- αλφάλφαGreek
- alfalfaSpanish
- یونجه, اسپستPersian
- sinimailanen, alfalfaFinnish
- luzerneFrench
- alfalfaIrish
- अल्फाल्फाHindi
- lucernaHungarian
- erba medicaItalian
- アルファルファ, ルーサン, ムラサキウマゴヤシJapanese
- ಅಲ್ಫಾಲ್ಫಾKannada
- луцеркаMacedonian
- luzerneDutch
- tłʼoh waaʼíNavajo, Navaho
- alfafaPortuguese
- lucernăRomanian
- люцернаRussian
- blålusernSwedish
- אַלפאַלפאַYiddish
- 苜蓿Chinese
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