| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | sain·foin |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  s n foin , s n- |
| NOUN: | A Eurasian plant (Onobrychis viciifolia) having pinnately compound leaves and pink or white flowers, often grown as a forage crop. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Old French, from Medieval Latin snum faenum : Latin snum, neuter of snus, healthy + Latin faenum, hay; see dh (i)- in Appendix I.
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