bean trefoil beant·re·foil uncommon noun 1. shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed Synonymsbean trefoilstinking bean trefoilAnagyris foetida Related words Broader terms shrub Parts Anagyris WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.