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bird's-foot trefoil
[ burdz-foot ]
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.
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 bird Also calledbacon-and-eggs
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bird's-foot trefoil1
First recorded in 1825–35
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