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Noun: lucerne  loo'surn
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: alfalfa)
  1. Important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
    "Lucerne is also known as alfalfa in many parts of the world";
    - alfalfa, Medicago sativa
Noun: Lucerne  loo'surn
  1. A city in central Switzerland
    "We enjoyed a boat tour on Lake Lucerne"

Derived forms: lucernes

Type of: medic, medick, trefoil

Part of: Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera, Swiss Confederation, Switzerland

Encyclopedia: Lucerne, Ohio