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BIRD'S FOOT TREFOIL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America

Synonyms:

babies' slippers; bacon and eggs; bird's foot clover; bird's foot trefoil; Lotus corniculatus

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("bird's foot trefoil" is a kind of...):

subshrub; suffrutex (low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base)

Holonyms ("bird's foot trefoil" is a member of...):

genus Lotus; Lotus (annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Old World herb related to fenugreek

Synonyms:

bird's foot trefoil; Trigonella ornithopodioides

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("bird's foot trefoil" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("bird's foot trefoil" is a member of...):

genus Trigonella; Trigonella (Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs)

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