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Lucerne

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Noun

1. alfalfa, lucerne, medicago sativa

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

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Lucerne

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noun
British another name for alfalfa
noun
1. 
a canton in central Switzerland, northwest of Lake Lucerne: joined the Swiss Confederacy in 1332. Pop: 352 300 (2002 est). Area: 1494 sq km (577 sq miles)
2. 
a city in central Switzerland, capital of Lucerne canton, on Lake Lucerne: tourist centre. Pop: 59 496 (2000)
3.  Lake Lucerne

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Lucerne

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1. 
canton in central Switzerland: 576 sq mi (1,492 sq km); pop. 338,000
2. 
its capital: pop. 62,000
3. 
Lake oflake in central Switzerland: 44 sq mi (114 sq km)
noun
Chiefly British
alfalfa

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Lucerne

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A city of central Switzerland on the northern shore of Lake Lucerne, an irregularly shaped lake surrounded by mountains. The city developed around a monastery founded in the eighth century.
n.
Chiefly British
Alfalfa.

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