Lucerne

Lu·cerne  (l-sûrn, lü-srn)

A city of central Switzerland on the northern shore of the Lake of Lucerne, an irregularly shaped lake surrounded by mountains. The city developed around a monastery founded in the eighth century and is a major resort. Population: 57,900.

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lu·cerne  (l-sûrn)

n. Chiefly British

Alfalfa.

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[French luzerne, from Provençal luzerno, glowworm (perhaps from its shiny seeds), from Latin lucerna, lamp, from lcre, to shine; see lucid.]

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lucerne

Noun

Brit & Austral same as alfalfa

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lucerne - important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop alfalfa, Medicago sativa alfalfa - leguminous plant grown for hay or forage medic, medick, trefoil - any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves