bird's foot trefoil

Definitions of bird's foot trefoil
  1. noun
    Old World herb related to fenugreek
    synonyms: Trigonella ornithopodioides
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    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
  2. noun
    European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America
    synonyms: Lotus corniculatus, babies' slippers, bacon and eggs, bird's foot clover
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    type of:
    subshrub, suffrutex
    low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
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