alfalfa
Meaning
- (uncountable) A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
- (countable) A type or breed of this plant.
Synonyms
Translations
luzerne
alfalfa
Luzerne
erba medica
τριφύλλι
alfals
alfafa
Medicago sativa
luzerneFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ælˈfælfə/
Etymology
PIE word *h₁éḱwos Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćwas Proto-Iranian *Hácwah Proto-Iranian *Hástiš Proto-Iranian *HacwaHastiš Old Median *aspāstišder. Arabic فَصْفَص (faṣfaṣ)bor. Old Spanish alfalfez Spanish alfalfabor. English alfalfa From Spanish alfalfa, from Old Spanish alfalfez, from Arabic الْفَصْفَصَة (al-faṣfaṣa, “alfalfa, lucerne”).
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