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lucern

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lu⋅cerne

[loo-surn]
–noun
alfalfa.
Also, lu⋅cern.


Origin:
1620–30; alter. (by assoc. with L lucerna lamp) of F luzerne < Pr luzerno glowworm (the plant was so called in allusion to its bright seeds); akin to OPr luzerna lamp < VL *lūcerna, for L lucerna. See lucid
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