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alfalfa.

A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ælˈfælfə/
  1. A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.

    uncountable
  2. A type or breed of this plant.

    countable
Where this word comes from

PIE word *h₁éḱwos Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus 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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