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bird-foot — /ˈbɜd fʊt/ (say berd foot) noun → bird s foot …
bird-foot violet — noun see bird s foot violet … Useful english dictionary
bird-foot delta — noun : a delta (as that of the Mississippi river) having many levee bordered channels extending seaward like outstretched claws … Useful english dictionary
bird's-footviolet — bird s foot violet also bird foot violet (bûrdʹfo͝ot ) n. An eastern North American violet (Viola pedata) having large blue or purple flowers and palmately divided leaves that are shaped somewhat like a bird s foot. * * * … Universalium
bird-footviolet — bird foot violet (bûrdʹfo͝ot ) n. Variant of bird s foot violet. * * * … Universalium
bird's-foot violet — noun common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies • Syn: ↑pansy violet, ↑Johnny jump up, ↑wood violet, ↑Viola pedata • Hypernyms: ↑violet * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
bird's-foot — noun also bird foot ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ (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… … Useful english dictionary
bird's-foot — [bʉrdz′foot΄] n. pl. bird s foots any of various plants whose leaves or flowers resemble a bird s foot, as the bird s foot trefoil * * * … Universalium
bird's-foot — [bʉrdz′foot΄] n. pl. bird s foots any of various plants whose leaves or flowers resemble a bird s foot, as the bird s foot trefoil … English World dictionary
Bird's-foot — n. (Bot.) A papilionaceous plant, the {Ornithopus}, having a curved, cylindrical pod tipped with a short, clawlike point. [1913 Webster] {Bird s foot trefoil}. (Bot.) (a) A genus of plants ({Lotus}) with clawlike pods. {Lotus corniculatas}, with … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
