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Esparcet

Esparcet Meaning & Definition
Esparcet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Esparcet?

[n] 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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Esparcet: holy clover | Onobrychis viciaefolia | Onobrychis viciifolia | sainfoin | sanfoin

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See Also | genus Onobrychis | herb | herbaceous plant | Onobrychis

Esparcet In Webster's Dictionary

\Es*par"cet\, n. [F. esparcet, esparcette, ['e]parcet, fr. Sp. esparceta, esparcilla.] (Bot.) The common sainfoin ({Onobrychis sativa}), an Old World leguminous forage plant.

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