al·fal·fa /ælˈfælfə/
紫花苜蓿
Al·fal·fa n. Bot. The lucern (Medicago sativa), a leguminous plant having bluish purple cloverlike flowers, and cultivated for fodder; -- so called in California, Texas, etc.
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alfalfa
n 1: important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate
leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture
and hay crop [syn: lucerne, Medicago sativa]
2: leguminous plant grown for hay or forage