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Definition: saintfoin
Sainfoin
\Sain"foin\ (?; 277), n. [F., fr. sain wholesome (L.
sanus; see
Sane.) + foin hay (L. f[ae]num); or perh. fr.
saint sacred (L. sanctus; see
Saint) + foin hay.] (Bot.)
(a) A leguminous plant (
Onobrychis sativa) cultivated for
fodder. [Written also
saintfoin.]
(b) A kind of tick trefoil (
Desmodium Canadense). [Canada]
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