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BIRD'S FOOT TREFOIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America
Synonyms:
babies' slippers; bacon and eggs; bird's foot clover; bird's foot trefoil; Lotus corniculatus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bird's foot trefoil" is a kind of...):
subshrub; suffrutex (low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base)
Holonyms ("bird's foot trefoil" is a member of...):
genus Lotus; Lotus (annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Old World herb related to fenugreek
Synonyms:
bird's foot trefoil; Trigonella ornithopodioides
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("bird's foot trefoil" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("bird's foot trefoil" is a member of...):
genus Trigonella; Trigonella (Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs)
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