medicago

• Genre de plantes herbacées ressemblant extérieurement au trèfle, de la famille des fabacées, souvent cultivé comme fourrage.

A genus of herbaceous plants that are similar in appearance to clover.

indénombrable · nom propre

1. Genus of flowering plantsC2formalscientific

   A genus of plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), commonly known as medicks or burclovers, which includes the important forage crop alfalfa.

   Medicago (genre de plantes)

   • Medicago sativa, commonly known as alfalfa, is widely cultivated as livestock fodder.
   • Several species of Medicago are used in crop rotation to improve soil nitrogen levels.
   • The spiral seed pods are a distinctive feature of many Medicago species.

   Synonymesmedick