HyperDic: esparcet

English > 1 sense of the word esparcet:
NOUNplantesparcet, sainfoin, sanfoin, holy clover, Onobrychis viciifolia, Onobrychis viciaefoliaEurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods
English > esparcet: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningEurasian 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.
Synonymssainfoin, sanfoin, holy clover, Onobrychis viciifolia, Onobrychis viciaefolia
Member ofOnobrychis, genus Onobrychisgenus of Old World herbs having pinnate leaves and pink or whites racemose flowers followed by flat unjointed pods
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishesparceta, esparcet, onobrychis, pipirigallo
Catalantrepadella

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