axseed
/ˈæksˌsid/
noun
- A plant of the pea family, also called crown vetch, with pink or white flowers and seed pods that resemble an axe head.
- We identified the plant as axseed because of its distinctive, axe-shaped seed pods.
- The axseed grew wild along the roadside, its pink flowers bright against the green.
- Farmers sometimes plant axseed to prevent soil erosion on slopes.