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Definition: BIRD'S-FOOT

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A papilionaceous plant, the Ornithopus, having a curved, cylindrical pod tipped with a short, clawlike point.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "BIRD'S-FOOT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Common Expressions: BIRD'S-FOOT

ExpressionsDefinition
Bird's-foot fernCliff brake of California and Baja California having purple-brown leafstalks. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Bird's-foot trefoil(Bot.) (a) A genus of plants (Lotus) with clawlike pods. L. corniculatas , with yellow flowers, is very common in Great Britain. (b) the related plant, Trigonella ornithopodioides , is also European. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
Bird's-foot violetCommon violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Greater Bird's-foot TrefoilGreater Bird's-foot Trefoil (Lotus pedunculatus) is a flowering plant. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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