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sainfoin

[ seyn-foin ]

noun

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


sainfoin

/ ˈ²õæ²Ô´Úɔɪ²Ô /

noun

  1. a Eurasian perennial leguminous plant, Onobrychis viciifolia, widely grown as a forage crop, having pale pink flowers and curved pods
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sainfoin1

1620–30; < French, equivalent to Middle French sain (< Latin ²õÄå²Ô³Ü²õ healthy) + foin (< Latin ´Úŧ²Ô³Ü³¾, faenum hay)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sainfoin1

C17: from French, from Medieval Latin sÄnum faenum wholesome hay, referring to its former use as a medicine
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Fiver and Acorn followed him out and fell to nibbling at a patch of sainfoin.

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The natural pastures are supplemented chiefly by crops of sainfoin and clover; horses, cattle, sheep and swine are reared in considerable numbers; turkeys, geese and other poultry are abundant.

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Clover, lucerne and sainfoin make up the bulk of artificial pasturage, while vetches, crimson clover and cabbage are the other chief forage crops.

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It feeds on the wild heartsease, also on sainfoin and borage.

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But the poorest land of the hill country affords excellent pasturage for sheep, the staple commodity of the district; and the sainfoin, which grows wild, yields abundantly under cultivation.

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