单词 | burgundy hay |
释义 | > as lemmasBurgundy hay Burgundy hay n. [ < French burgogne, foin de bourgogne] applied by English writers to the plant Lucerne, Medicago sativa: but in French originally to Sainfoin, Onobrychis sativa. (The two were formerly confused: see sainfoin n.). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fodder plants > [noun] > alfalfa or lucerne medick?1440 medicac1487 snail-trefoil1548 snail clover1597 Burgundy hay1600 lucerne1652 nonsuch1662 alfalfa1764 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique v. xviii. 698 Some call it Burgundie haie, because the Burgundians haue beene alwaies very carefull for the sowing and tilling of this herbe. < as lemmas |
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