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sanfoin

sanfoin

9.9
A plant that lives for many years and is grown for animal feed and for bees
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : esparceta
  • The farmer planted sanfoin in the field to improve soil quality and feed his livestock.

Examples

  • Cattle grazed on the lush sanfoin that flourished in the calcareous grasslands.

  • Sanfoin yields a rich nectar, making it valuable for local beekeepers.

  • Farmers often grow sanfoin for livestock feed.

  • The sanfoin fields were blooming beautifully this spring.

  • The farmer planted sanfoin in his fields to provide nutritious forage for his cattle.

  • Beekeepers appreciate sanfoin because it produces a high quantity of sweet nectar for honey.

  • During the summer, cattle enjoy grazing on the tender leaves of sanfoin in the pasture.

Synonyms

sainfoin
vssanfoin
  • Specialized
9.9

A flowering plant that lives many years and farmers grow to feed animals and attract bees

is the alternative common spelling for the same plant
Onobrychis viciifolia
vssanfoin
  • UK
9.9

A plant with pale pink flowers and curved pods grown for animal feed and honey

is the common name used more broadly instead of the species label
Onobrychis viciaefolia
vssanfoin
  • UK
9.9

A perennial plant with pale pink flowers and curved pods that people grow for animal feed and bee nectar

is the more general term not tied to those regional notes
Onobrychis
vssanfoin
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant like clover with small pink or white flowers that farmers use to feed animals

refers to the single cultivated forage species rather than the genus
holy clover
vssanfoin
  • UK
9.9

A plant with pale pink flowers that farmers grow for animal feed and to attract bees

is the more general name used across regions rather than the local label
esparcet
vssanfoin
  • UK
9.9

A small plant that lives for many years with pale pink pea flowers grown for animal feed and honey

is the cultivated forage plant without the soil specificity

Surface Forms

sanfoin singular
sanfoins plural

Etymology

The word sanfoin comes from French sain 'healthy' and foin 'hay', so it literally means 'healthy hay'. That's why sanfoin is a good forage crop for animals and also produces rich nectar for bees.