bird's-foot

noun

ˈbərdz-ˌfu̇t

variants or less commonly bird-foot

ˈbərd-ˌfu̇t

plural bird's-foots also bird-foots

: any of numerous plants having leaves or flowers resembling the foot of a bird

specifically : a plant of the genus Ornithopus having bent and jointed pods or of the related genera Lotus and Trigonella

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