bird's-foot trefoil

[burdz-foo t]

noun

a plant, Lotus corniculatus, of the legume family, the pods of which spread like a crow's foot, grown for forage.

any similar plant of the same genus.

Origin of bird's-foot trefoil

First recorded in 1825–35

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British Dictionary definitions for bird's-foot trefoil

bird's-foot trefoil

noun

any of various creeping leguminous Eurasian plants of the genus Lotus, esp L. corniculatus, with red-tipped yellow flowers and seed pods resembling the claws of a birdAlso called: bacon-and-eggs

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