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a plant, Medicago sativa, of the legume family, usually having bluish-purple flowers, originating in the Near East and widely cultivated as a forage crop.
Also called lucerne, purple medic.
Origin:
1835–45; < Spanish, variant of alfalfez < Spanish Arabic al the + faṣfaṣah < Persian ispist lucerne
1835–45; < Spanish, variant of alfalfez < Spanish Arabic al the + faṣfaṣah < Persian ispist lucerne
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| Also called: lucerne a leguminous plant, Medicago sativa, of Europe and Asia, having compound leaves with three leaflets and clusters of small purplish flowers. It is widely cultivated for forage and as a nitrogen fixer and used as a commercial source of chlorophyll | |
| [C19: from Spanish, from Arabic al-fasfasah, from al the + fasfasah the best sort of fodder] | |
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alfalfa
1845, from Sp. alfalfa, earlier alfalfez, from Arabic al-fisfisa "fresh fodder."
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Many dairy farms also grow their own feed, typically including corn, alfalfa, and hay.
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