sainfoin

[ seyn-foin ]

/ ˈseɪn fɔɪn /

noun

a Eurasian plant, Onobrychis viciifolia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of pink flowers, used for forage.

Origin of sainfoin

1620–30; <French, equivalent to Middle French sain (<Latin sānus healthy) + foin (<Latin fēnum,faenum hay)

Words nearby sainfoin

sail through, sail under false colors, sailyard, Saimaa, sain, sainfoin, Sainsbury, saint, Saint Agnes's Eve, Saint Albans, Saint Andrews

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Example sentences from the Web for sainfoin

There are occasional fields of sainfoin and of turnips; but these latter are small, and no ridging or hurdling is yet practised.
Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 73, November, 1863|Various
The methods for making alfalfa hay will apply also to sainfoin.
Clovers and How to Grow Them|Thomas Shaw
Besides beetroot for sugar, clover and sainfoin are grown, little or no barley, and neither turnips nor mangel-wurzel.
In the Heart of Vosges|Matilda Betham-Edwards
The word Sainfoin is equivalent to the French words for sound or wholesome hay.
Clovers and How to Grow Them|Thomas Shaw

It feeds on the wild heartsease, also on sainfoin and borage.
British Butterfiles|W. S. Coleman

British Dictionary definitions for sainfoin

sainfoin

/ (ˈsænfɔɪn) /

noun

a Eurasian perennial leguminous plant, Onobrychis viciifolia, widely grown as a forage crop, having pale pink flowers and curved pods

Word Origin for sainfoin

C17: from French, from Medieval Latin sānum faenum wholesome hay, referring to its former use as a medicine

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单词	sainfoin
释义	sainfoin [ seyn-foin ] / ˈseɪn fɔɪn / noun a Eurasian plant, Onobrychis viciifolia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of pink flowers, used for forage. Origin of sainfoin 1620–30; <French, equivalent to Middle French sain (<Latin sānus healthy) + foin (<Latin fēnum,faenum hay) Words nearby sainfoin sail through, sail under false colors, sailyard, Saimaa, sain, sainfoin, Sainsbury, saint, Saint Agnes's Eve, Saint Albans, Saint Andrews Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sainfoin There are occasional fields of sainfoin and of turnips; but these latter are small, and no ridging or hurdling is yet practised. Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 73, November, 1863\|Various The methods for making alfalfa hay will apply also to sainfoin. Clovers and How to Grow Them\|Thomas Shaw Besides beetroot for sugar, clover and sainfoin are grown, little or no barley, and neither turnips nor mangel-wurzel. In the Heart of Vosges\|Matilda Betham-Edwards The word Sainfoin is equivalent to the French words for sound or wholesome hay. Clovers and How to Grow Them\|Thomas Shaw It feeds on the wild heartsease, also on sainfoin and borage. British Butterfiles\|W. S. Coleman British Dictionary definitions for sainfoin sainfoin / (ˈsænfɔɪn) / noun a Eurasian perennial leguminous plant, Onobrychis viciifolia, widely grown as a forage crop, having pale pink flowers and curved pods Word Origin for sainfoin C17: from French, from Medieval Latin sānum faenum wholesome hay, referring to its former use as a medicine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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