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restharrow

n. Any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus (taxlink Ononis genus noshow=1), especially (taxlink Ononis repens species noshow=1), which has pink flowers.

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restharrow

  1. n. Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots [syn: rest-harrow, Ononis spinosa]

  2. European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners [syn: rest-harrow, Ononis repens]

Usage examples of "restharrow".

There are anthills, rushes, and other indications of not too rich a soil in this meadow, and in places the prickly restharrow grows among the grass, bearing its pink flower in summer.

The common name of the genus, Restharrow, is in reference to the long, tough, and woody roots and branches.