medick
люцерна
Any of various European and North African herbs, of the genus Medicago, several of…Any of various European and North African herbs, of the genus Medicago, several of which are grown for fodder etc.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Any of various European and North African herbs, of the genus Medicago, several of which are grown for fodder etc.
люце́рнаljucérna
any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
plant of the genus Medicago:
Origin
From Middle English medike, from Latin mēdica, from Ancient Greek μηδίκη (mēdíkē), short fFrom Middle English medike, from Latin mēdica, from Ancient Greek μηδίκη (mēdíkē), short for Μηδικὴ πόα (Mēdikḕ póa, “Median grass”); so called because medick was imported from Media to Greece during the Greco-Persian Wars.
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Forms
plural: medicksSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedsickle medick
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable