Alfalfa
[æl'fælfə]
Definition
(noun.) leguminous plant grown for hay or forage.
(noun.) important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop.
Inputed by Kirsten--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The lucern (Medicago sativa); -- so called in California, Texas, etc.
Editor: Tod
Definition
n. a Spanish name for a variety of lucerne—used also in some parts of the United States.
Typist: Toni
Examples
- There are few legumes that have shown value on dry lands, but peas, beans and alfalfa are the most promising of development. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Throughout the states east of the mountains and west of the Mississippi, are produced the well-known varieties of honey--alfalfa, sweet clover and other honeys from fall flowers. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Among these are kaffir corn, sorghum, alfalfa, clover, millet, cowpeas, soy-beans, sugar beets, oats and even weeds and thistles. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Edited by Hardy