Sainfoin : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Sainfoin	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Sainfoin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sainfoin n 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 Synonym(s): sainfoin, sanfoin, holy clover, esparcet, Onobrychis viciifolia, Onobrychis viciaefolia
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sainfoin \Sain"foin\ (?; 277), n. [F., fr. sain wholesome (L. sanus; see {Sane}.) + foin hay (L. f[91]num); or perh. fr. saint sacred (L. sanctus; see {Saint}) + foin hay.] (Bot.) (a) A leguminous plant ({Onobrychis sativa}) cultivated for fodder. [Written also {saintfoin}.] (b) A kind of tick trefoil ({Desmodium Canadense}). [Canada]