noun
Meaning 1
A lamp.
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Usage: obsolete
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Standard Lemma guide
lucern
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noun
Meaning 2
Alternative form of lucerne (the plant alfalfa)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
The lynx, viewed as an animal hunted for its fur or skin.
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Usage: obsolete
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History
Etymology
Latin lucerna.
French luzerne.
Probably adapted from obsolete German lüchsern (“pertaining to the lynx”, adjective) (attested 1600s), as applied to the fur or skin of the lynx, from Luchs (“lynx”).