資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sainfoin \Sain"foin\ (?; 277), n. [F., fr. sain wholesome (L.
sanus; see {Sane}.) + foin hay (L. f[ae]num); or perh. fr.
saint sacred (L. sanctus; see {Saint}) + foin hay.] (Bot.)
(a) A leguminous plant ({Onobrychis sativa}) cultivated for
fodder. [Written also {saintfoin}.]
(b) A kind of tick trefoil ({Desmodium Canadense}). [Canada]
Esparcet \Es*par"cet\, n. [F. esparcet, esparcette, ['e]parcet,
fr. Sp. esparceta, esparcilla.] (Bot.)
The common sainfoin ({Onobrychis sativa}), an Old World
leguminous forage plant.