ALL meanings of alfalfa
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A a - uncountable noun alfalfa Alfalfa is a plant that is used for feeding farm animals. The shoots that develop from its seeds are sometimes eaten as a vegetable. 3
- noun alfalfa a leguminous plant, Medicago sativa, of Europe and Asia, having compound leaves with three leaflets and clusters of small purplish flowers. It is widely cultivated for forage and as a nitrogen fixer and used as a commercial source of chlorophyll 3
- noun alfalfa a deep-rooted perennial plant (Medicago sativa) of the pea family, with small divided leaves, purple cloverlike flowers, and spiral pods, used extensively for fodder and pasture and as a cover crop 3
- noun alfalfa type of bean 1
- noun alfalfa a plant, Medicago sativa, of the legume family, usually having bluish-purple flowers, originating in the Near East and widely cultivated as a forage crop. 1
- noun alfalfa A leguminous plant with cloverlike leaves and bluish flowers. Native to southwestern Asia, it is widely grown for fodder. 1
- noun alfalfa (Uncountable Noun) A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop. 0
- noun alfalfa (Countable Noun) A type or breed of this plant. 0