sainfoin
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
/ˈsænfɔɪn/
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/ˈsænfɔɪn/ · /ˈseɪnfɔɪn/
Definition of sainfoin
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)A perennial herb of the genus Onobrychis with pale pink flowers, especially Onobrychis viciifolia (syn. Onobrychis sativa).
“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 […]”
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Etymology
From French sainfoin, from sain (“healthy, healthful”) + foin (“hay”).
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