1. perennial of western United States having racemes of pink to purple flowers followed by flat pods that separate into nearly orbicular joints; [syn: sweet vetch, Hedysarum boreale]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sweet vetch
n 1: perennial of western United States having racemes of pink
to purple flowers followed by flat pods that separate into
nearly orbicular joints [syn: sweet vetch, Hedysarum
boreale]