alfalfa
noun
al·fal·fa
al-ˈfal-fə 
: a deep-rooted leguminous perennial plant (Medicago sativa) of southwestern Asia that is widely grown for hay and forage
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Abatti, 63, owns a large farming operation in the Imperial Valley, growing crops including sugar beets, alfalfa and melons.
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The green shoots that rise from the soil under Perry Cabot’s cultivation look a little different from the standard, brushy bunches of alfalfa and other cattle forage crops growing on the flats here north of the Colorado River.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
When the combine rolled onto the alfalfa field, horses did not see the writing on the barn wall and start applying for factory jobs.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
There’s alfalfa and silage corn [nearby], the neighbors have food plots and brassicas, and all these things that they’re supposed to love.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 25 Mar. 2026
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The green shoots that rise from the soil under Perry Cabot’s cultivation look a little different from the standard, brushy bunches of alfalfa and other cattle forage crops growing on the flats here north of the Colorado River.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
When the combine rolled onto the alfalfa field, horses did not see the writing on the barn wall and start applying for factory jobs.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
There’s alfalfa and silage corn [nearby], the neighbors have food plots and brassicas, and all these things that they’re supposed to love.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 25 Mar. 2026
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alfalfa
noun
al·fal·fa
al-ˈfal-fə
: a deep-rooted southwest Asian plant of the legume family with purple flowers and leaves like clover that is widely grown for hay and forage
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