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SAINFOIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
esparcet; holy clover; Onobrychis viciaefolia; Onobrychis viciifolia; sainfoin; sanfoin
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sainfoin" 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 ("sainfoin" is a member of...):
genus Onobrychis; Onobrychis (genus of Old World herbs having pinnate leaves and pink or whites racemose flowers followed by flat unjointed pods)
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