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[syn: sainfoin, sanfoin, holy clover, esparcet, Onobrychis viciifolia, Onobrychis viciaefolia]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sainfoin \Sain"foin\ (?; 277), n. [F., fr. sain wholesome (L.
sanus; see Sane.) + foin hay (L. faenum); or perh. fr.
saint sacred (L. sanctus; see Saint) + foin hay.] (Bot.)
(a) A leguminous plant (Onobrychis sativa) cultivated for
fodder. [Written also saintfoin.]
(b) A kind of tick trefoil (Desmodium Canadense). [Canada]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sainfoin
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]