suggested that the Arabic word might derive from an Old Iranian compound meaning "horse food".

Lucerne, or lucern, as a synonym for alfalfa was borrowed from French, first appearing in written English in 1652. The French word was itself a borrowing from the Occitan luzerno, meaning "glowworm", likely a reference to the bright yellow seeds of some strains of alfalfa.

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