English Explanatory Dictionary

alfalfa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
  2. A type or breed of this plant.
name
  1. An unincorporated community in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States.
  2. An unincorporated community in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States, originally named Boise.
  3. Ellipsis of Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.

Pronunciation

/ælˈfælfə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-alfalfa.wav

Word forms

alfalfa alfalfas

Etymology

PIE word *h₁éḱwos Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćwas Proto-Iranian *Hácwah Proto-Iranian *Hástiš Proto-Iranian *HacwaHastiš Old Median *aspāstišder. Arabic فَصْفَص (faṣfaṣ)bor. Old Spanish alfalfez Spanish alfalfabor. English alfalfa From Spanish alfalfa, from Old Spanish alfalfez, from Arabic الْفَصْفَصَة (al-faṣfaṣa, “alfalfa, lucerne”).

Synonyms

lucerne

Related words

alfalfa Alfalfa County County of Alfalfa

Derived words

Alfalfa alfalfa butterfly alfalfa caterpillar Alfalfa County alfalfa weevil
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