luzerne

• (archaic) lucerne

Borrowed from French luzerne.

• IPA^(key): /ˌlyˈzɛr.nə/

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• Hyphenation: lu‧zer‧ne
• Rhymes: -ɛrnə

luzerne f (plural luzernes or luzernen)

1. alfalfa, lucerne, Medicago sativa

   Hyponym: alfalfa

•   luzerne on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Borrowed from Occitan lusèrna (“glowworm”), a reference to its shiny seeds, from Latin lucerna (“lamp”).

• IPA^(key): /ly.zɛʁn/

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luzerne f (plural luzernes)

1. alfalfa (Medicago sativa)

• → Dutch: luzerne
• → Esperanto: luzerno
• → English: lucerne
• → German: Luzerne

• “luzerne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.