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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Medicago
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Med·i·ca·go
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ˌmedəˈkāˌgō
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Origin and Etymology of medicago
New Latin, from Latin medica medic + Latin -ago (as in plantago plantain)
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