alfalfa

alfalfa
Lucern Lu"cern, n. [F. luzerne.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant ({Medicago sativa}), having bluish purple cloverlike flowers, cultivated for fodder; -- called also {alfalfa}. [Written also {lucerne}.] [1913 Webster]

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  • Alfalfa — ist der amerikanische Name der Luzerne, einer Nutzpflanze aus der Familie der Hülsenfrüchtler Pseudonym von Carl Switzer (1927–1959), US amerikanischer Schauspieler Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Alfalfa (Alabama) Alfalfa (Louisiana) Alfalfa… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Alfalfa — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Puede referirse a: El nombre común de la planta Medicago sativa El nombre común de la planta Medicago lupulina Obtenido de Alfalfa Categoría: Wikipedia:Desambiguación …   Wikipedia Español

  • alfalfa — (n.) 1845, from Sp. alfalfa, earlier alfalfez, from Arabic al fisfisa fresh fodder …   Etymology dictionary

  • alfalfa — (Del ár. hisp. alfáṣfaṣ[a], este del ár. clás. fiṣfiṣah, y este del pelvi aspast). f. Mielga común que se cultiva para forraje. alfalfa arborescente. f. Arbusto siempre verde, de la familia de las Papilionáceas, con hojas dentadas y flores de… …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • Alfalfa — Al*fal fa, n. [Sp.] (Bot.) The lucern ({Medicago sativa}), a leguminous plant having bluish purple cloverlike flowers, and cultivated for fodder; so called in California, Texas, etc. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • alfalfa — s.n. Seminţe încolţite de lucernă (Medicago sativa), utilizate ca ingredient în salate, umpluturi etc., ca aport de vitamine şi săruri minerale. Trimis de gal, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DGE …   Dicționar Român

  • alfalfa — s. f. Medicago sativa. Planta leguminosa con hojas en forma de trébol y flores violetas o azules, utilizada como forraje …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • alfalfa — ► NOUN ▪ a plant with clover like leaves and bluish flowers, grown in warm climates for fodder. ORIGIN Spanish, from an Arabic word meaning «a green fodder» …   English terms dictionary

  • alfalfa — [al fal′fə] n. [Sp < Ar al fiṣfiṣa, fodder in its freshest state] a deep rooted perennial plant (Medicago sativa) of the pea family, with small divided leaves, purple cloverlike flowers, and spiral pods, used extensively for fodder and pasture …   English World dictionary

  • Alfalfa — This article is about plant and flower. For the actor and character of the series Our Gang, see Carl Alfalfa Switzer. For the community in Central Oregon, see Alfalfa, Oregon. Alfalfa Medicago sativa …   Wikipedia

  • alfalfa — /al fal feuh/, n. a plant, Medicago sativa, of the legume family, usually having bluish purple flowers, originating in the Near East and widely cultivated as a forage crop. Also called lucerne, purple medic. [1835 45; < Sp, var. of alfalfez …   Universalium

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