HyperDic: lucerne

English > 1 sense of the word *lucerne*:
NOUN	plant	lucerne, alfalfa, Medicago sativa	important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop

lucerne > pronunciation
Sounds	luw'sern
Rhymes	adjourn ... yearn: 61 rhymes with ern...

English > *lucerne*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop.
Synonyms	alfalfa, Medicago sativa
Parts	alfalfa	leguminous plant grown for hay or forage
Broader	medic, medick, trefoil	Any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
Spanish	alfalfa, lucerna, medicago sativa
Catalan	alfals, medicago sativa, Medicago sativa, userda