SAINFOIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sainfoin mean? 

• SAINFOIN (noun)
  The noun SAINFOIN has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SAINFOIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAINFOIN (noun)

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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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

esparcet; holy clover; Onobrychis viciaefolia; Onobrychis viciifolia; sainfoin; sanfoin

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)