lucern

Variant of lucerne

or lucern

noun

Chiefly Brit. alfalfa

Origin: Fr luzerne < Prov luzerno, lit., glowworm < Prov luzerna, lamp, ult. < L lucerna, lamp < lucere (see light): so named because of the shiny seeds

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