sanfoin

Examples

• All

• 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

S

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

O

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

O

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

O

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

H

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

E

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

Etymology