释义 |
bird's-foot trefoil noun 1. : a plant of the genus Lotus: as a. : a European plant (L. corniculatus) having claw-shaped pods and now widely used especially in the United States as a forage and fodder plant — called also babies'-slippers b. : prairie bird's-foot trefoil 2. : a glabrous annual or perennial prostrate Old World herb (Trigonella ornithopodioides) related to fenugreek |