genus Onobrychis

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1.genus Onobrychis - genus of Old World herbs having pinnate leaves and pink or whites racemose flowers followed by flat unjointed podsOnobrychisrosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plantsPapilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceaeesparcet, holy clover, Onobrychis viciaefolia, Onobrychis viciifolia, sainfoin, sanfoin - Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain