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Medicago sativa

DEFINITIONS OF: Medicago sativa

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n important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop

Synonyms:
alfalfa, lucerne
Type of:
medic, medick, trefoil
any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
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