Definitions for lucerneluˈsɜrn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
lu•cerneluˈsɜrn(n.)
or lu•cern
Category: Plants
Ref: alfalfa
Origin of lucerne:
1620–30; < F luzerne < Oc luzerno lit., glowworm
Lu•cerneluˈsɜrn(n.)
a canton in central Switzerland. 340,536; 576 sq. mi. (1490 sq. km).
Category: Geography (places)
the capital of this canton, on Lake of Lucerne. 60,600.
Category: Geography (places)
Lake of, a lake in central Switzerland. 24 mi. (39 km) long; 44 sq. mi. (114 sq. km).
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: German, Luzern.
Princeton's WordNet
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
Wiktionary
Lucerne(ProperNoun)
A canton of Switzerland.
Lucerne(ProperNoun)
A city in Switzerland, the capital of the canton of Lucerne.
lucerne(Noun)
Alfalfa.
Origin: luzerne, because of its bright seeds.
Webster Dictionary
Lucerne(noun)
see Lucern, the plant
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Lucerne
a Swiss canton E. of Berne, mountainous in the S., where cattle are pastured and much cheese made; in the N. and in the valleys fertile with corn and fruit crops; is German speaking, and Roman Catholic; its highest elevation, Mount Pilatus, is 7000 ft. Stretching from the eastern corner is Lake Lucerne, one of the most beautiful in Europe. The cap. Lucerne (20), on the shores of the lake, is a busy tourist centre; outside its walls is the famous Lion of Lucerne, designed by Thorwaldsen, in memory of the Swiss Guard slain while defending the Tuileries in Paris in 1792, and cut out of the solid rock.
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