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Definition of Onobrychis viciaefolia
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.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Onobrychis, Onobrychis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Onobrychis Viciaefolia
Literary usage of Onobrychis viciaefolia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by Maine Agricultural Experiment Station (1917)
"Liquorice. G. lepidota Nutt. Wild Liquorice. Aphis medicaginis Koch. Gillette and
Taylor, 1908, p. 32. HEDYSARUM. H. onobrychis. See onobrychis viciaefolia ..."
2. Flora, oder allgemeine botanische Zeitung by Botanische Gesellschaft in Regensburg (1870)
"(1791). Die in der Flore de France von Gren. et Godr. als Cracca beschriebenen
Wicken sind wieder zu Vicia gebracht. onobrychis viciaefolia Scop. ..."