lucerne
noun
lucern
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a variation of
lucerne.
Example Sentences
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Another main cause of failure is the common idea that the lucern field needs little or no cultivation, when, in fact, the alfalfa field should receive as careful soil treatment as the wheat field.
From Dry-Farming : a System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low Rainfall by John Andreas Widtsoe
When I reached the shores of the Danube, opposite Lobau, I noticed on the bank, which is covered with turf, certain undulations that reminded me of the furrows in a field of lucern.
From Sons of the Soil by Honoré de Balzac
Clover, alfalfa, lucern, cowpea, soy bean, snap bean, vetch and similar plants are legumes.
From The First Book of Farming by Charles Landon Goodrich
On these considerations, alone, lucern should prove itself a crop well suited for dry-farming.
From Dry-Farming : a System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low Rainfall by John Andreas Widtsoe
The roots of alfalfa or lucern have been traced to depths of from thirteen to sixteen feet or more.
From The First Book of Farming by Charles Landon Goodrich
