Alfalfa

4 definitions found

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

  Alfalfa \Al*fal"fa\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)
     The lucern ({Medicago sativa}), a leguminous plant having
     bluish purple cloverlike flowers, and cultivated for fodder;
     -- so called in California, Texas, etc.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  alfalfa
       n 1: important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate
            leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture
            and hay crop [syn: {lucerne}, {Medicago sativa}]
       2: leguminous plant grown for hay or forage

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Alfalfa -- U.S. County in Oklahoma
     Population (2000):    6105
     Housing Units (2000): 2832
     Land area (2000):     866.649527 sq. miles (2244.611876 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    14.794124 sq. miles (38.316603 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    881.443651 sq. miles (2282.928479 sq. km)
     Located within:       Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
     Location:             36.702841 N, 98.333427 W
     Headwords:
      Alfalfa
      Alfalfa, OK
      Alfalfa County
      Alfalfa County, OK