Kalmomin “sickle” da “alfalfa” suna da ma’anoni daban-daban a kansu, don haka idan aka yi amfani da su tare a matsayin “sickle alfalfa,” ana iya nufin wani nau’in alfalfa da aka girbe da kayan aikin hannu ko makamancin haka, ko kuma. yana iya nufin wata cuta ko yanayin da ke shafar tsire-tsire na alfalfa."Sickle" yawanci yana nufin kayan aikin noma mai lankwasa, hannun hannu mai kaifi, mai lanƙwasa da ake amfani da shi don girbi amfanin gona kamar ciyawa ko hatsi. "Alfalfa" itace shukar legumes na shekara-shekara da aka saba amfani da ita azaman kiwo ga dabbobi.