BIRD'S-FOOT TREFOIL


Meaning of BIRD'S-FOOT TREFOIL in English

noun

1. : a plant of the genus Lotus: as

a. : a European plant ( L. corniculatus ) having claw-shaped pods and now widely used especially in the United States as a forage and fodder plant — called also babies'-slippers

b. : prairie bird's-foot trefoil

2. : a glabrous annual or perennial prostrate Old World herb ( Trigonella ornithopodioides ) related to fenugreek

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