Lucerne meaning

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Alfalfa.
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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.
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Canton in central Switzerland: 576 sq mi (1,492 sq km)
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Its capital.
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Lake in central Switzerland: 44 sq mi (114 sq km)
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(UK) Alfalfa.
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A city in Switzerland, the capital of the canton of Lucerne.
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Origin of lucerne

French luzerne from Provençal luzerno glowworm (perhaps from its shiny seeds) from Latin lucerna lamp from lūcēre to shine lucid

Sentence Examples

  • Pfyffer in wax, now in Lucerne, the other by J.

  • Clover, lucerne and sainfoin make up the bulk of artificial pasturage, while vetches, crimson clover and cabbage are the other chief forage crops.

  • The temporary includes vetches, pulse, lupine, clover and trifolium; and the perennial, meadow-trefoil, lupinella, sulla (fledysarum coronarium), lucerne and darnel.

  • The river valleys abound in natural pasture, and sainfoin, lucerne and other forage crops are largely grown; cattle-raising is an important source of wealth, and the cheeses of Troyes are well known.

  • lettuce, endive, beet, radish, cress; cereals; and fodder plants such as lucerne and carob.

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