Lucerne

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lucerne \Lu"cerne\, n. (Bot.)
     See {Lucern}, the plant.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Lucern \Lu"cern\, n. [F. luzerne.] (Bot.)
     A leguminous plant ({Medicago sativa}), having bluish purple
     cloverlike flowers, cultivated for fodder; -- called also
     {alfalfa}. [Written also {lucerne}.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lucerne
       n : important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate
           leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture
           and hay crop [syn: {alfalfa}, {Medicago sativa}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Lucerne, CA (CDP, FIPS 44406)
    Location: 39.09423 N, 122.80989 W
    Population (1990): 2011 (1270 housing units)
    Area: 9.8 sq km (land), 16.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 95458
  Lucerne, IN
    Zip code(s): 46950
  Lucerne, MO (village, FIPS 44372)
    Location: 40.46372 N, 93.29157 W
    Population (1990): 51 (37 housing units)
    Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 64655

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Lucerne, WY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming
     Population (2000):    525
     Housing Units (2000): 224
     Land area (2000):     19.790164 sq. miles (51.256286 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.650437 sq. miles (1.684623 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    20.440601 sq. miles (52.940909 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            48240
     Located within:       Wyoming (WY), FIPS 56
     Location:             43.718022 N, 108.170416 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Lucerne, WY
      Lucerne
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Lucerne, MO -- U.S. village in Missouri
     Population (2000):    92
     Housing Units (2000): 53
     Land area (2000):     0.249003 sq. miles (0.644915 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.249003 sq. miles (0.644915 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            44372
     Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
     Location:             40.462961 N, 93.290521 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     64655
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Lucerne, MO
      Lucerne
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Lucerne, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
     Population (2000):    2870
     Housing Units (2000): 1814
     Land area (2000):     6.108969 sq. miles (15.822157 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    13.365606 sq. miles (34.616758 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    19.474575 sq. miles (50.438915 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            44406
     Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
     Location:             39.087790 N, 122.791108 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     95458
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Lucerne, CA
      Lucerne