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alfalfa /alˈfalfə /noun [mass noun]A leguminous plant with clover-like leaves and bluish flowers, native to SW Asia and widely grown for fodder. Also called lucerne.- Medicago sativa, family Leguminosae.
Here's an excuse to let a section of lawn grow tall and go to hay, or plant some of it to alfalfa, red clover or oats....- Red clover grows better than alfalfa in the acidic soils that are common in the Midwest.
- He's also seeded pastures with legumes like alfalfa and red and white clovers.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Spanish, from Arabic al-faṣfaṣa, a green fodder. Rhymes alpha, Balfour, Wadi Halfa |