Definition of Sainfoin

1. Noun. 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.


Definition of Sainfoin

1. n. A leguminous plant (Onobrychis sativa) cultivated for fodder.

Definition of Sainfoin

1. Noun. Perennial herbs of the genus ''Onobrychis'' with pale pink flowers, especially ''Onobrychis sativa''. ¹

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Definition of Sainfoin

1. a perennial herb [n -S]

Medical Definition of Sainfoin

1. A leguminous plant (Onobrychis sativa) cultivated for fodder. Alternative forms: saintfoin. A kind of tick trefoil (Desmodium Canadense). Origin: F, fr. Sain wholesome (L. Sanus; see Sane) + foin hay (L. Faenum); or perh. Fr. Saint sacred (L. Sanctus; see Saint) + foin hay. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sainfoin

sailworthy
saily
sailyard
saim
saimin
saimins
saimir
saimiri
saimirinae
saimiris
saims
sain
saine
sained
sainfeldite
sainfoin (current term)
sainfoins
saining
sainings
sains
saint
saint's day
saint-simonian
saint kitts and nevis
saint lucia
saint vincent and the grenadines
saintdom
saintdoms
sainted
saintess

Literary usage of Sainfoin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dry Land Farming by Thomas Shaw (1909)
"GROWING sainfoin Experience in growing sainfoin in the semi-arid areas of the west is ... It would seem probable, however, that sainfoin will fill a not ..."

2. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"sainfoin ia a long-lived and deep-rooted leguminous forage plant, comparable agriculturally with red clover and alfalfa. The stems are erect or nearly so, ..."

3. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"In Europe sainfoin, kidney vetch, and other perennials have been profitably employed, ... sainfoin is a very long-lived, deep-rooted perennial. ..."

4. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"In Europe sainfoin, kidney vetch, and other perennials have been profitably employed, ... sainfoin is a very long-lived, deep-rooted perennial. ..."

5. The Farmer's Calendar: Containing the Business Necessary to be Performed on by Arthur Young (1809)
"sainfoin. This grass may be sown with buck-wheat with success, if the soil be proper ; for hay, in countries where natural meadows and pastures are scarce, ..."

6. General View of the Agriculture of the County of Essex. Drawn Up for the by Arthur Young, Board of Agriculture (Great Britain), Great Britain (1807)
"Sir THOMAS LEONARD, at Avely, informed me that there is in that vicinity a good deal of sainfoin on the lands which have a chalk bottom. ..."

7. The Forage and Fiber Crops in America by Thomas Forsyth Hunt (1907)
"In Europe it has been possible, by the cultivation of sainfoin, ... It is not rare to see fields of sainfoin 20 years old which, even now, are doing well. ..."

8. The Forage and Fiber Crops in America by Thomas Forsyth Hunt (1907)
"In Europe it has been possible, by the cultivation of sainfoin, ... It is not rare to see fields of sainfoin 20 years old which, even now, are doing well. ..."

9. Dry Land Farming by Thomas Shaw (1909)
"GROWING sainfoin Experience in growing sainfoin in the semi-arid areas of the west is ... It would seem probable, however, that sainfoin will fill a not ..."

10. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"sainfoin ia a long-lived and deep-rooted leguminous forage plant, comparable agriculturally with red clover and alfalfa. The stems are erect or nearly so, ..."

11. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"In Europe sainfoin, kidney vetch, and other perennials have been profitably employed, ... sainfoin is a very long-lived, deep-rooted perennial. ..."

12. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"In Europe sainfoin, kidney vetch, and other perennials have been profitably employed, ... sainfoin is a very long-lived, deep-rooted perennial. ..."

13. The Farmer's Calendar: Containing the Business Necessary to be Performed on by Arthur Young (1809)
"sainfoin. This grass may be sown with buck-wheat with success, if the soil be proper ; for hay, in countries where natural meadows and pastures are scarce, ..."

14. General View of the Agriculture of the County of Essex. Drawn Up for the by Arthur Young, Board of Agriculture (Great Britain), Great Britain (1807)
"Sir THOMAS LEONARD, at Avely, informed me that there is in that vicinity a good deal of sainfoin on the lands which have a chalk bottom. ..."

15. The Forage and Fiber Crops in America by Thomas Forsyth Hunt (1907)
"In Europe it has been possible, by the cultivation of sainfoin, ... It is not rare to see fields of sainfoin 20 years old which, even now, are doing well. ..."

16. The Forage and Fiber Crops in America by Thomas Forsyth Hunt (1907)
"In Europe it has been possible, by the cultivation of sainfoin, ... It is not rare to see fields of sainfoin 20 years old which, even now, are doing well. ..."

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