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lucerne

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /luːˈsɜːn/

name

Etymology: From French Lucerne, known in Swiss German as Lozärn, from Medieval Latin Lucernense, Luciaria, Lucerna, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Latin lūcĭus (“pike”) with the suffix -ārĭa, as in "place with a large number of pike." Popular etymology associated it with lucerna (“lantern”), though both words are related to lux (“light”). Also compare Leodegar, Burgundian bishop of Autun.

  1. A canton of Switzerland.
  2. The capital city of Lucerne canton, Switzerland.
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noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French luzerne, from Occitan luzerno, of uncertain origin.

  1. Alfalfa.

    “I have mixed lucerne, partially cured, in alternate strata with dry barley-straw on the mow, and found that cattle greedily consumed both in winter, when fed out in the yard.”

    “I went and sat in the pile of lucerne hay.”