Thesaurus: sainfoin
A leguminous plant (Onobrychis sativa) cultivated for fodder.
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Definitions
- n. A leguminous plant (Onobrychis sativa) cultivated for fodder.
- n. A kind of tick trefoil (Desmodium Canadense).
- n. Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain
- (a) A leguminous plant (Onobrychis sativa) cultivated for fodder. [Written also saintfoin.] (b) A kind of tick trefoil (Desmodium Canadense). [Canada]
- n. Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain