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Medicago

noun
Med·i·ca·go | \ˌmedəˈkāˌgō\

Definition of Medicago 

: a genus of Old World herbs (family Leguminosae) that resemble typical clovers and have pinnately trifoliolate leaves and spirally twisted seed pods — see alfalfa

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History and Etymology for Medicago

New Latin, from Latin medica medic + Latin -ago (as in plantago plantain)

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