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ONOBRYCHIS VICIAEFOLIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Onobrychis viciaefolia mean? 

ONOBRYCHIS VICIAEFOLIA (noun)
  The noun ONOBRYCHIS VICIAEFOLIA 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 Britainplay

  Familiarity information: ONOBRYCHIS VICIAEFOLIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ONOBRYCHIS VICIAEFOLIA (noun)


Sense 1

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 ("Onobrychis viciaefolia" 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 ("Onobrychis viciaefolia" 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)


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