CLOVER

clover, trefoil

(noun) a plant of the genus Trifolium

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Clover

A surname.

A town in South Carolina.

A town in Wisconsin.

Anagrams

• Velcro, velcro

Etymology

Noun

clover (plural clovers)

A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.

(cartomancy) The second Lenormand card, representing hope, optimism and short-term luck.

Hyponyms

• shamrock

• trefoil

Anagrams

• Velcro, velcro

Source: Wiktionary


Clo"ver, n. Etym: [OE. claver, clover, AS. cl; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee, Sw. kl.] (Bot.)

Definition: A plant of differend species of the genus Trifolium; as the common red clover, T. pratense, the white, T. repens, and the hare's foot, T. arvense. Clover weevil (Zoöl.) a small weevil (Apion apricans), that destroys the seeds of clover.

– Clover worm (Zoöl.), 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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