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Lucern vs Alfalfa - What's the difference?

lucern | alfalfa |

As nouns the difference between lucern and alfalfa

is that lucern is (obsolete) a lamp or lucern can be (the plant alfalfa) or lucern can be (obsolete) a sort of hunting dog while alfalfa is (uncountable) a plant, principally of medicago sativa , grown as a pasture crop.

lucern

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) lucerna.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A lamp.
    • (Lydgate)

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) luzerne.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (the plant alfalfa)

    • Etymology 3

    Uncertain; possibly from Lucerne in Switzerland.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A sort of hunting dog.
  • * Chapman
    • My lucerns , too, or dogs inured to hunt / Beasts of most rapine.
  • (obsolete) An animal whose fur was formerly much in request (by some supposed to be the lynx); also spelled lusern or luzern.
  • * Beaumont and Fletcher
    • The polecat, mastern, and the rich-skinned lucern / I know to chase.
    (Webster 1913)

    alfalfa

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) A plant, principally of Medicago sativa , grown as a pasture crop.
  • (countable) A type or breed of this plant.

    • Synonyms

    * lucerne (British)

    External links

    * ("alfalfa" on Wikipedia) * (Medicago sativa) * * * ----