horseshoe vetch

/ˌhɔr(s)ˈʃu vɛtʃ/
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Definitions of horseshoe vetch
  1. noun
    European woody perennial with yellow umbellate flowers followed by flattened pods that separate into horseshoe-shaped joints
    synonyms: Hippocrepis comosa
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    type of:
    subshrub, suffrutex
    low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
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