alfalfa
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
alfalfa /alˈfalfə/
▶noun a leguminous plant with clover-like leaves and bluish flowers, native to SW Asia and grown for fodder. [Medicago sativa.]
– origin C19: from Sp., from Arab. al-faṣfaṣa, a green fodder.
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