|  
| 
 
 
 Meaning of ALFALFA
| Pronunciation: |  | al'falfu 
 
 |  |  WordNet Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | 
[n]  leguminous plant grown for hay or forage  [n]  important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop   |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | lucerne, Medicago sativa |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | alfalfa, alfalfa, fodder, lucerne, medic, Medicago sativa, medick, trefoil |  |     |  |  Webster's 1913 Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | \Al*fal"fa\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)
The lucern ({Medicago sativa}); -- so called in California,
Texas, etc.
 |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |    |  |