HyperDic: onobrychis_viciifolia

English > 1 sense of the expression Onobrychis viciifolia:
NOUNplantOnobrychis viciifolia, sainfoin, sanfoin, holy clover, esparcet, Onobrychis viciaefoliaEurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods
English > Onobrychis viciifolia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningEurasian 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.
Synonymssainfoin, sanfoin, holy clover, esparcet, Onobrychis viciaefolia
Member ofOnobrychis, genus Onobrychisgenus of Old World herbs having pinnate leaves and pink or whites racemose flowers followed by flat unjointed pods
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishesparceta, esparcet, onobrychis, pipirigallo
Catalantrepadella

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