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rest·har·row  (rsthr)

n.

Any of several Old World plants of the genus Ononis, having woody stems, axillary pink or purplish flowers, and trifoliate leaves with dentate leaflets.

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[Obsolete rest, to check (short for Middle English aresten; see arrest) + harrow.]

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restharrow [ˈrɛstˌhærəʊ]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several Eurasian leguminous plants of the genus Ononis, such as O. repens and O. spinosa, with tough stems and roots

[from rest variant of arrest (to hinder, stop) + harrow¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	restharrow - Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots Ononis spinosa, rest-harrow genus Ononis, Ononis - genus of European subshrubs or herbs having pink or purple or yellow solitary or clustered flowers: restharrow subshrub, suffrutex - low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
	2.	restharrow - European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners Ononis repens, rest-harrow genus Ononis, Ononis - genus of European subshrubs or herbs having pink or purple or yellow solitary or clustered flowers: restharrow subshrub, suffrutex - low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base