Alfalfa (as plant) A05LM Extended term * Natural sources **

Live plant organism of the taxonomic group Medicago sativa L. The group is relevant for the list of Botanicals. The plant is a member of the family Fabaceae. The plant is commonly known as Alfalfa. The part considered is by default the whole living organism.

Extended term (Level of detail)

A fine-grained food term, suitable as a base term in a FoodEx2 code. ↩

Natural sources (Type of Term)

The living organism a food ultimately comes from — a plant, animal or similar. It describes origin (where a food starts in the food chain) rather than being a food you would eat. ↩

Implicit facet descriptors *

Facet descriptor

Implicit facet descriptors are characteristics a food already implies, so they are left out of its FoodEx2 code. For example, "smoked salmon" (A02KF) implies the facet descriptor "smoking" (F28.A07JV); because the term itself already conveys it, it is not added to the code. ↩

Narrower terms

These are child terms of the current term, "Alfalfa (as plant)".

Alfalfa (as plant) has no narrower terms in All Lists.

Associated terms

These terms refer to "Alfalfa (as plant)" through a facet — a relationship that cuts across all hierarchies, not just "All Lists".

Source F01

Sibling terms

Other terms sharing the same "Beans and seeds for sprouts (as plant)" parent term.

No other terms in "Beans and seeds for sprouts (as plant)".

Record metadata

Status
APPROVED
Version
17.1
Valid from
30 Oct 2014, 00:00
Valid to
-
Last update
28 Apr 2026, 18:27