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alfalfa

  • noun
  • /ælˈfælfə/

A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.

Other meanings

  1. A type or breed of this plant.

Related words

  • alfalfa caterpillar
  • Alfalfa
  • Alfalfa County
  • alfalfa butterfly
  • alfalfa weevil

Word history

From Arabic "فصفص" (الْفَصْفَصَة).

Where this comes from

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