NOUN | plant | Medicago sativa, alfalfa, lucerne | important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop |
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Meaning | 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 | alfalfa, lucerne | |
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 |
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