trifolium arvense

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Harefoot \Hare"foot`\ (-f[oo^]t`), n.

1.(Zool.) A long, narrow foot, carried (that is, produced or extending) forward; -- said of dogs. [1913 Webster]

2.(Bot.) A tree (Ochroma Lagopus) of the West Indies, having the stamens united somewhat in the form of a hare's foot. [1913 Webster]

Harefoot clover (Bot.), a species of clover (Trifolium arvense) with soft and silky heads. [1913 Webster]


Clover \Clo"ver\ (kl[=o]"v[~e]r), n. [OE. claver, clover, AS. cl[=ae]fre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee, Sw. kl["o]fver.] (Bot.) 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. [1913 Webster]

Clover weevil (Zool.) a small weevil (Apion apricans), that destroys the seeds of clover.

Clover worm (Zool.), the larva of a small moth (Asopia costalis), often very destructive to clover hay.

In clover, in very pleasant circumstances; fortunate. [Colloq.]

Sweet clover. See Meliot. [1913 Webster]

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