What is another word for sanfoin?

Pronunciation: [sˈanfɔ͡ɪn] (IPA)

Sanfoin is a perennial herb that is often used as a forage crop for livestock due to its high protein content and palatability. It is also known by several other names, including French grass, holy grass, blue grass, and Norfolk grass. The term "sanfoin" itself originates from the French word for "healthy hay". Other synonyms for sanfoin include esparcette, holy clover, and quitch grass. In some regions, it is also referred to as sainfoin, which is a variation of the original French name. Regardless of the name it goes by, Sanfoin remains an important part of many agricultural practices around the world.

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Usage examples for Sanfoin

But at last he had outdistanced all who might have escaped from La Hogue; his way lay along a sandy sea-blown road, at the sides of which were fields of millet, sanfoin, and sometimes, though not often, wheat.
"In the Day of Adversity"
John Bloundelle-Burton
I wish it was true; but, of course, I know it can't be, though a good many things would come up red, like sanfoin and scarlet clover and beetroots.
"The Spinners"
Eden Phillpotts
Shaw suggests that sanfoin, long famous for its service to European agriculture, may be found to be a profitable dry-farm crop, and that sand vetch promises to become an excellent dry-farm crop.
"Dry-Farming"
John A. Widtsoe

Related words: plant sanfoin, sanfoin seeds, grow sanfoin

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