Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of leguminous plants of the tribe Hedysareæ and the subtribe Euhedysareæ, known by the flat unjointed exserted pod.
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- noun genus of Old World herbs having pinnate leaves and pink or whites racemose flowers followed by flat unjointed pods
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During the morning our route led over a dark and vegetable mould, mixed with sand and gravel, the characteristic plant being _esparcette_, (_onobrychis sativa_,) a species of clover which is much used in certain parts of Germany for pasturage of stock -- principally hogs.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont 1851
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