Kalmar "Genus Medicago" tana nufin rabe-raben tsire-tsire a cikin dangin Fabaceae, wanda aka fi sani da legume ko dangin fis. Wannan nau'in ya haɗa da nau'ikan tsire-tsire na shekara-shekara da na shekara-shekara waɗanda galibi ana shuka su don abinci, ciyawa, ko kayan amfanin gona. Ana kuma amfani da wasu nau'ikan Medicago a maganin gargajiya don maganinsu. Mafi sanannun jinsuna a cikin wannan nau'in shine watakila Medicago sativa, wanda aka fi sani da alfalfa kuma ana shuka shi a matsayin amfanin gona.