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‖ alˈfalfa|ælˈfælfə|
[Sp. alfalfa ‘three-leaved grasse, clovers grasse’ (Minsheu), formerly alfalfez, identified by Pedro de Alcalá with Arab. alfaçfaçah ‘the best sort of fodder,’ Freytag.]
Spanish name for a variety of Lucerne, in use also in parts of the United States.
1845Darwin Voy. Nat. xvi. (1873) 339 The beds of alfarfa, a kind of clover. 1881W. White Cameos fr. Silverl. I. One species took possession of an alfalfa field. 1882Harper's Mag. Apr. 690 Hay and its substitutes alfalfa and lucern.
Add:2. Special Comb. alfalfa sprouts n. pl. (also attrib. in sing.), the edible sprouting seeds of alfalfa.
1972Sunset May 230 Alfalfa sprouts are good raw or may be butter-sautéed to emphasize flavor. 1979Tucson Mag. Apr. 78/1 Try one of their special alfalfa sprout, avocado and jack cheese open face sandwiches. 1989W. Belasco Appetite for Change Epilogue 245 In 1970 who would have thought that yogurt, tofu, 2-percent milk, herbal tea..would now be supermarket norms, or that salad bars would offer alfalfa sprouts? |