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Noun: alfalfa  al'falfu
  1. Important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
    - lucerne [Brit], Medicago sativa
     
  2. Leguminous plant grown for hay or forage

Derived forms: alfalfas

Type of: fodder, medic, medick, trefoil

Encyclopedia: Alfalfa Alfalfa, Or Alfalfa, Oregon