About The Word Bird's-foot
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Bird's-foot
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What's The Definition Of Bird's-foot?
[n] the foot of a bird
Synonyms | Synonyms for Bird's-foot: Related Terms | Find terms related to Bird's-foot: See Also | animal foot | bird | claw | foot | heterodactyl foot | lobate foot | talon | webbed foot | zygodactyl foot Bird's-foot In Webster's Dictionary \Bird's"-foot`\, n. (Bot.)
A papilionaceous plant, the {Ornithopus}, having a curved,
cylindrical pod tipped with a short, clawlike point.
{Bird's-foot trefoil}. (Bot.)
(a) A genus of plants ({Lotus}) with clawlike pods. {L.
corniculatas}, with yellow flowers, is very common in
Great Britain.
(b) the related plant, {Trigonella ornithopodioides}, is also
European.
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