noun
alfalfa
al-FAL-fuh
noun
1
A leafy green plant grown as livestock feed and cover crop, also called lucerne.
"The farmer rotated the field between corn and alfalfa."
"Alfalfa sprouts are a common addition to sandwiches."
How to Use Alfalfa
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA clover-like crop grown to feed animals and enrich soil, also eaten by people as sprouts.
Common pairings
alfalfa sprouts
alfalfa hay
field of alfalfa
Word Forms
alfalfas plural
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Etymology
From Spanish alfalfa, ultimately from Arabic al-faṣfaṣa — the plant travelled from the Middle East into Spain and then into English.