clover
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Noun (1)clovers
- a plant of the genus TrifoliumSynonyms: trefoilType of herb, herbaceous plantKinds white clover, crimson clover, alpine clover, red clover, hop clover, buffalo cloverMember of Trifolium, genus Trifolium
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: OE. claver, clover, AS. clǣfre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee, Sw. klöfver.
Botany A plant of different species of the genus Trifolium; as the common red clover, Trifolium pratense, the white, Trifolium repens, and the hare's foot, Trifolium arvense.
Clover weevil Zoology a small weevil (Apion apricans), that destroys the seeds of clover. — Clover worm Zoology, the larva of a small moth (Asopia costalis), often very destructive to clover hay. — In clover, in very pleasant circumstances; fortunate. colloquial — Sweet clover. See Meliot.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54
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