sainfoin

(sān′fo̵in′)

noun

a Eurasian perennial plant (Onobrychis viciaefolia) of the pea family, cultivated as a forage or cover crop

Origin: Fr < sain, wholesome (< L sanus, healthy, confused in Fr with saint) + foin (< L faenum), hay

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noun

A Eurasian plant (Onobrychis viciifolia) having pinnately compound leaves and pink or white flowers, often grown as a forage crop.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Medieval Latin sānum faenum

Origin: : Latin sānum

Origin: , neuter of sānus, healthy

Origin: + Latin faenum, hay; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots

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