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bird's foot trefoil

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: bird's foot trefoil

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Old World herb related to fenugreek
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European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: bird's foot trefoil
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n Old World herb related to fenugreek

Synonyms:
Trigonella ornithopodioides
Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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n European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America

Synonyms:
Lotus corniculatus, babies' slippers, bacon and eggs, bird's foot clover
Type of:
subshrub, suffrutex
low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
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