BIRD'S FOOT TREFOIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bird's foot trefoil mean? 

• BIRD'S FOOT TREFOIL (noun)
  The noun BIRD'S FOOT TREFOIL has 2 senses:

1. Old World herb related to fenugreek

2. European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America

  Familiarity information: BIRD'S FOOT TREFOIL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BIRD'S FOOT TREFOIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Old World herb related to fenugreek

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bird's foot trefoil; Trigonella ornithopodioides

Hypernyms ("bird's foot trefoil" 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 ("bird's foot trefoil" is a member of...):

genus Trigonella; Trigonella (Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

babies' slippers; bacon and eggs; bird's foot clover; bird's foot trefoil; Lotus corniculatus

Hypernyms ("bird's foot trefoil" is a kind of...):

subshrub; suffrutex (low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base)

Holonyms ("bird's foot trefoil" is a member of...):

genus Lotus; Lotus (annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs)