alfalfa
/æl'fælfə/
Definition
- Noun:
- A leguminous plant cultivated for hay or forage: Alfalfa is a perennial plant valued as a livestock feed due to its high nutritional content.
- A specific European forage plant: It is characterized by trifoliate leaves and clusters of small blue-violet flowers, widely grown in pastures and for hay production.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The farmer planted several acres of alfalfa to feed his cattle during the winter.
- Alfalfa is often used in crop rotation to improve soil nitrogen levels.
Advanced Usage
- "Alfalfa meal" or "alfalfa pellets": Processed forms of the plant used as animal feed or organic fertilizer.
- The gardener added alfalfa meal to the compost to boost nitrogen.
Variants and Related Words
- Lucerne (n): A common name for alfalfa, used primarily in British English.
- The field was sown with lucerne for the dairy herd.
Synonyms
- Forage legume: A leguminous plant grown primarily for animal feed.
- Medicago sativa: The scientific name for the alfalfa plant.
Noun
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leguminous plant grown for hay or forage
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important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
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