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Definition of Onobrychis viciifolia
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 Viciifolia
Literary usage of Onobrychis viciifolia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Irrigating Efficiently: Bibliography, January 88-February 94 by Joe Makuch, Bonnie Emmert (1994)
"Our objective was to determine yield and water-use efficiency (WUE) of
sainfoin (onobrychis viciifolia Scop.) and alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) as related to ..."
2. Select Extra-tropical Plants, Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1895)
"onobrychis viciifolia, Scopoli. (0. saliva, Lamarck.)* The " Sainfoin, Esparsette
or Cock's Head" Plant. Southern and Middle Europe, South-Western and ..."
3. Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten by Adolf Engler, Karl Anton Eugen Prantl (1897)
"... aus Esparsette und Klee sollen von letzterer verschont bleiben, denn auf
onobrychis viciifolia geht die ..."