ALFALFA


Meaning of ALFALFA in English

/ ælˈfælfə; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a plant with small divided leaves and purple flowers, grown as food for farm animals and as a salad vegetable

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from Spanish , from Arabic al-faṣfaṣa , a green food for animals.

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