esparcet

WORDNET DICTIONARY

esparcet(n = noun.plant) holy clover, onobrychis viciaefolia, onobrychis viciifolia, sainfoin, sanfoin - Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain;

is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant

is a member of genus onobrychis, onobrychis

esparcet, n. [F. esparcet, esparcette, éparcet, fr. Sp. esparceta, esparcilla.].

The common sainfoin (Onobrychis sativa), an Old World leguminous forage plant. [1913 Webster]