sainfoin

Etymology

From French sainfoin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseɪnfɔɪn/

Noun

sainfoin (plural sainfoins)

1. A perennial herb of the genus Onobrychis with pale pink flowers, especially Onobrychis viciifolia (syn. 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 [...].

Anagrams

• sinfonia

Etymology

From sain + foin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛ̃.fwɛ̃/

Noun

sainfoin m (plural sainfoins)

1. sainfoin

Synonyms

• fenasse

Further reading

• “sainfoin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).