Medicago je rod cvjetnica, uobičajeno poznat kao lucerke ili lucerne (čičkava djetelina), u porodici leguminoza (Fabaceae). Sadrži najmanje 87 vrsta i rasprostranjen je uglavnom oko Mediteranskog bazena.[1][2] Najpoznatiji pripadnik roda je lucerka (Medicago sativa), važna krmna kultura; ime roda temelji se na latinskom nazivu za tu biljku (medica, iz grčkog μηδική + πόα = medija (regija) + trava).
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