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bird's-foot trefoil

a perennial plant (Lotus corniculatus) of the pea family, with clusters of yellow flowers, used for forage and hay

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noun
A perennial Old World herb (Lotus corniculata) in the pea family, having golden-yellow flowers and clusters of pods arranged like the claws of a bird.

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