Hedgehog Plant, a name given to those species of medick (Medicago) which have the pods spirally twisted and rolled up into a ball beset with spines. They are particularly plentiful on sandy grounds near the sea in England, and in some parts of South America; and their pods are too plentiful in the South American wool imported into Britain. They afford excellent food for sheep and cattle.
Hedgehog Plant
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 5: Friday to Humanitarians, p. 619
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