(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, Syn.esparcet, Onobrychis viciifolia, sanfoin, Onobrychis viciaefolia, holy clover
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n. [ F. esparcet, esparcette, éparcet, fr. Sp. esparceta, esparcilla. ] (Bot.) The common sainfoin (Onobrychis sativa), an Old World leguminous forage plant. [ 1913 Webster ]