(n) European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern United States; having umbels of pink-and-white flowers and sharp-angled pods, Syn. Coronilla varia, crown vetch
n. [ NL., fr. L. corona crown: cf. F. coronille. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants related to the clover, having their flowers arranged in little heads or tufts resembling coronets. [ 1913 Webster ]