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[syn: sainfoin, sanfoin, holy clover, esparcet, Onobrychis viciifolia, Onobrychis viciaefolia]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Esparcet \Es*par"cet\, n. [F. esparcet, esparcette, ['e]parcet,
fr. Sp. esparceta, esparcilla.] (Bot.)
The common sainfoin (Onobrychis sativa), an Old World
leguminous forage plant.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
esparcet
n 1: 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 [syn: sainfoin, sanfoin, holy
clover, esparcet, Onobrychis viciifolia, Onobrychis
viciaefolia]