- lucern
- noun Etymology: probably modification of German lüchsern of a lynx, from Luchs lynx Date: circa 1533 obsolete lynx
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Lucern — Lu cern, n. [Etymology uncertain.] [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sort of hunting dog; perhaps from Lucerne, in Switzerland. [1913 Webster] My lucerns, too, or dogs inured to hunt Beasts of most rapine. Chapman. [1913 Webster] 2. An animal whose fur… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lucern — Lu cern, n. [L. lucerna.] A lamp. [Obs.] Lydgate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lucern — lu·cern || luË sÉœrn / sÉœËn n. alfalfa, leguminous plant grown to feed livestock (also lucerne) … English contemporary dictionary
lucern — «a (L). A lamp … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
lucern — noun ( s) Etymology: probably modification of German lüchsern of a lynx, from luchs lynx, from Old High German luhs more at lynx obsolete : lynx … Useful english dictionary
lusern — Lucern Lu cern, n. [Etymology uncertain.] [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sort of hunting dog; perhaps from Lucerne, in Switzerland. [1913 Webster] My lucerns, too, or dogs inured to hunt Beasts of most rapine. Chapman. [1913 Webster] 2. An animal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
luzern — Lucern Lu cern, n. [Etymology uncertain.] [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sort of hunting dog; perhaps from Lucerne, in Switzerland. [1913 Webster] My lucerns, too, or dogs inured to hunt Beasts of most rapine. Chapman. [1913 Webster] 2. An animal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alfalfa — 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}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lucerne — 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}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
