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lucerne
1or ±ô³Ü·³¦±ð°ù²Ô
[ loo-surn ]
Lucerne
2[ loo-surn; French ly-sern ]
noun
- a canton in central Switzerland. 576 sq. mi. (1,490 sq. km).
- the capital of this canton, on Lake of Lucerne.
- Lake of. Also called Lake of the Four Forest Cantons. a lake in central Switzerland. 24 miles (39 km) long; 44 sq. mi. (114 sq. km).
Lucerne
1/ ±ô³ÜËˈ²õɜ˲Ô; lysÉ›rn /
noun
- a canton in central Switzerland, northwest of Lake Lucerne: joined the Swiss Confederacy in 1332. Pop: 352Â 300 (2002 est). Area: 1494 sq km (577 sq miles)
- a city in central Switzerland, capital of Lucerne canton, on Lake Lucerne: tourist centre. Pop: 59Â 496 (2000)
- Lake Lucernea lake in central Switzerland: fed and drained chiefly by the River Reuss. Area: 115 sq km (44 sq miles) German nameVierwaldstättersee
lucerne
2/ ±ô³ÜËˈ²õÉœË²Ô /
noun
- another name for alfalfa
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lucerne1
1620–30; alteration (by association with Latin lucerna lamp) of French luzerne < ±Ê°ù´Ç±¹±ð²Ôç²¹±ô luzerno glowworm (the plant was so called in allusion to its bright seeds); akin to Old ±Ê°ù´Ç±¹±ð²Ôç²¹±ô luzerna lamp < Vulgar Latin *±ôÅ«³¦±ð°ù²Ô²¹, for Latin lucerna. See lucid
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There were vegetable gardens, cattle and goat pens, and fields of lucerne for the animals.
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We hopped out, baskets in hand, to collect yarrow and lucerne, which tastes like peas.
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The animals have been fed lucerne, a kind of super-nutritious hay, the past few weeks.
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When a coalmine tunnelled under a nearby creek, it contaminated the water the farm relied on for irrigation, causing her lucerne crops to fail.
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A worker throws lucerne, also known as alfalfa, to white rhinos on Hume’s farm.
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