Lucerne - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Lucerne : (noun)

1: important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop [syn: alfalfa, Medicago sativa]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Lucern \Lu"cern\, n. [F. luzerne.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant ({Medicago sativa), having bluish purple cloverlike flowers, cultivated for fodder; -- called also alfalfa. [Written also lucerne.]

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Lucerne : \Lu"cerne\, n. (Bot.) See Lucern, the plant.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Lucerne, CA (CDP, FIPS 44406) Location: 39.09423 N, 122.80989 W Population (1990): 2011 (1270 housing units) Area: 9.8 sq km (land), 16.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 95458 Lucerne, IN Zip code(s): 46950 Lucerne, MO (village, FIPS 44372) Location: 40.46372 N, 93.29157 W Population (1990): 51 (37 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64655

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)