Sainfoin \Sain"foin\ (?; 277), n. [F., fr. sain wholesome (L. sanus; see {Sane}.) + foin hay (L. faenum); or perh. fr. saint sacred (L. sanctus; see {Saint}) + foin hay.] (Bot.) (a) A leguminous plant ({Onobrychis sativa}) cultivated for fodder. [Written also {saintfoin}.] (b) A kind of tick trefoil ({Desmodium Canadense}). [Canada] [1913 Webster]
Esparcet \Es*par"cet\, n. [F. esparcet, esparcette, ['e]parcet, fr. Sp. esparceta, esparcilla.] (Bot.) The common sainfoin ({Onobrychis sativa}), an Old World leguminous forage plant. [1913 Webster]