| 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, Syn. esparcet, Onobrychis viciifolia, sanfoin, Onobrychis viciaefolia, holy clover |
| Esparcet | n. [ F. esparcet, esparcette, éparcet, fr. Sp. esparceta, esparcilla. ] (Bot.) The common sainfoin (Onobrychis sativa), an Old World leguminous forage plant. [ 1913 Webster ] |