sainfoin

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sainfoin

Etymology

From French sainfoin.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈseɪnfɔɪn/

Noun

sainfoin (plural sainfoins)

1. A perennial herb of the genus Onobrychis with pale pink flowers, especially Onobrychis sativa.
   • 1992, Moncrieff/Kilmartin/Enright, translating Marcel Proust, Swann's Way, Folio Society 2005, p. 143:

     I saw a breath of wind emerge from the furthest horizon, bowing over the heads of corn in distant fields, pouring like a flood over all that vast expanse, and finally come to rest, warm and rustling, among the clover and sainfoin at my feet [...].

Hyponyms

• French honeysuckle

Translations

perennial herbs

• French: sainfoin (fr) m
• German: Esparsette (de) f
• Ido: esparseto (io)
• Interlingue: esparsette (ie)

• Polish: sparceta (pl) f
• Portuguese: sanfeno (pt) m
• Russian: эспарцет (ru) (espartsét) m
• Spanish: pipirigallo (es) m, esparceta (es) f

Anagrams

• sinfonia

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French

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Etymology

From sain + foin.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɛ̃fwɛ̃/

Noun

sainfoin m (plural sainfoins)

1. sainfoin