Definition of sainfoin in English:

sainfoin

noun ˈsanfɔɪnˈseɪnfɔɪnˈseɪnˌfɔɪn

mass noun

A pink-flowered plant of the pea family, which is native to Asia and grown widely for fodder.
驴食草
Onobrychis viciifolia, family Leguminosae
Example sentencesExamples
- In August, open areas can be planted with perennial cover crops such as clover or sainfoin, sometimes called esparcet or holy clover.
- Conversion of common land to enclosures made possible new practices: creating water meadows and growing new crops such as sainfoin and lucerne to augment supplies of animal winter fodder.
- Alongside the orchids other wild flowers such as yellow-wort, sainfoin and stemless thistle grow in abundance.
- Only in Flanders and a few contiguous districts was grain rotated with soil-restoring fodder crops, such as clover, lucerne, and sainfoin, and fallow thus eliminated.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from obsolete French saintfoin, from modern Latin sanum foenum 'wholesome hay' (with reference to its medicinal properties).

Definition of sainfoin in US English:

sainfoin

nounˈsānˌfoinˈseɪnˌfɔɪn

A pink-flowered plant of the pea family, which is native to Asia and grown widely for fodder.
驴食草
Onobrychis viciifolia, family Leguminosae
Example sentencesExamples
- In August, open areas can be planted with perennial cover crops such as clover or sainfoin, sometimes called esparcet or holy clover.
- Only in Flanders and a few contiguous districts was grain rotated with soil-restoring fodder crops, such as clover, lucerne, and sainfoin, and fallow thus eliminated.
- Conversion of common land to enclosures made possible new practices: creating water meadows and growing new crops such as sainfoin and lucerne to augment supplies of animal winter fodder.
- Alongside the orchids other wild flowers such as yellow-wort, sainfoin and stemless thistle grow in abundance.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from obsolete French saintfoin, from modern Latin sanum foenum ‘wholesome hay’ (with reference to its medicinal properties).

词汇	sainfoin
释义	Definition of sainfoin in English: sainfoin noun ˈsanfɔɪnˈseɪnfɔɪnˈseɪnˌfɔɪn mass noun A pink-flowered plant of the pea family, which is native to Asia and grown widely for fodder. 驴食草 Onobrychis viciifolia, family Leguminosae Example sentencesExamples In August, open areas can be planted with perennial cover crops such as clover or sainfoin, sometimes called esparcet or holy clover. Conversion of common land to enclosures made possible new practices: creating water meadows and growing new crops such as sainfoin and lucerne to augment supplies of animal winter fodder. Alongside the orchids other wild flowers such as yellow-wort, sainfoin and stemless thistle grow in abundance. Only in Flanders and a few contiguous districts was grain rotated with soil-restoring fodder crops, such as clover, lucerne, and sainfoin, and fallow thus eliminated. Origin Mid 17th century: from obsolete French saintfoin, from modern Latin sanum foenum 'wholesome hay' (with reference to its medicinal properties). Definition of sainfoin in US English: sainfoin nounˈsānˌfoinˈseɪnˌfɔɪn A pink-flowered plant of the pea family, which is native to Asia and grown widely for fodder. 驴食草 Onobrychis viciifolia, family Leguminosae Example sentencesExamples In August, open areas can be planted with perennial cover crops such as clover or sainfoin, sometimes called esparcet or holy clover. Only in Flanders and a few contiguous districts was grain rotated with soil-restoring fodder crops, such as clover, lucerne, and sainfoin, and fallow thus eliminated. Conversion of common land to enclosures made possible new practices: creating water meadows and growing new crops such as sainfoin and lucerne to augment supplies of animal winter fodder. Alongside the orchids other wild flowers such as yellow-wort, sainfoin and stemless thistle grow in abundance. Origin Mid 17th century: from obsolete French saintfoin, from modern Latin sanum foenum ‘wholesome hay’ (with reference to its medicinal properties).
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