alfalfa
noun/ælˈfælfə/
/ælˈfælfə/
[uncountable]- a plant with small divided leaves and purple flowers, grown as food for farm animals and as a salad vegetableTopics Foodc2Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Spanish, from Arabic al-faṣfaṣa, a green food for animals.
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