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lucerne
/ˈlusɚn/
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What does lucerne mean?
proper noun
- A canton of Switzerland.
- The capital city of Lucerne canton, Switzerland.
- A census-designated place in Lake County, California.
More meanings (11)
proper noun
- An unincorporated community in Weld County, Colorado, named for the plant lucerne.
- An unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Cass County, Indiana.
- A ghost town in Adell Township, Sheridan County, Kansas.
- A former settlement in Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
- A village in Putnam County, Missouri.
- A ghost town in Center Township, Columbiana County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Knox County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington.
- An unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia.
- A census-designated place in Hot Springs County, Wyoming.
noun
- (archaic) Alfalfa.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈlusɚn/
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When the primary root grows more rapidly than the secondary roots, the so-called taproot, characteristic of lucerne, clover, and similar plants, is formed.
We grow in it maize for the poultry, tares for the pigeons, lucerne for the cows, and talked of oats for the pony.
More book examples (2)
Rowland had a very friendly memory of a little mountain inn, accessible with moderate trouble from Lucerne, where he had once spent a blissful ten days.
Having paid his debts, therefore, in the most honourable manner, he retreated with his daughter to the town of Lucerne, where he lived unknown and in wretchedness.