1. 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
   "sanfoin is valued for its high nutritional content as animal feed";
   - sainfoin, holy clover, esparcet, Onobrychis viciifolia, Onobrychis viciaefolia

Derived forms: sanfoins

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: genus Onobrychis, Onobrychis

Encyclopedia: Sanfoin