Lucerne vs. Alfalfa: What's the Difference?

Lucerne and Alfalfa Definitions
Lucerne
Alfalfa.
Alfalfa
A southwest Asian perennial herb (Medicago sativa) in the pea family, having compound leaves with three leaflets and clusters of usually blue-violet flowers. It is widely cultivated as a pasture and hay crop.
Lucerne
(British) Alfalfa.
Alfalfa
(uncountable) A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
Lucerne
See Lucern, the plant.
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Alfalfa
(countable) A type or breed of this plant.
Lucerne
Important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
Alfalfa
The lucern (Medicago sativa), a leguminous plant having bluish purple cloverlike flowers, and cultivated for fodder; - so called in California, Texas, etc.
Alfalfa
Important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
Alfalfa
Leguminous plant grown for hay or forage
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