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clover definition

clo·ver (klō′vər)

noun

  1. any of a genus (Trifolium) of low-growing plants of the pea family, usually with leaves of three leaflets and small flowers in dense heads
  2. any similar plant of the pea family
  3. this leaf

Etymology: ME < OE clafre, akin to MLowG klāver, Ger klee < IE base *glei-, to stick: see clay

clover Idioms

in clover

living a life of ease and luxury, as cattle in good pasture

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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clover Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • sow: Grazing with sheep will reduce it, as will sowing clover into an infested pasture.

Adjective modifier

  • White: White clover is an important source of winter food for wildfowl.

Modifies a noun

  • trifolium: They are particularly characterized by the abundance of rye grass Lolium spp. and white clover Trifolium repens.

Noun used with modifier

  • four-leaf: In some parts of Britain finding a four-leaf clover also heralds the possibility of meeting your true love on the same day.
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clover quotes

The Pedigree of Honey Does not concern the Beeö A Clover, any time, to him, Is Aristocracyö

-Dickinson, Emily Elizabeth

This is the voice of high midsummer's heat. The rasping vibrant clamour soars and shrills O'er all the meadowy range of shadeless hills, As if a host of giant cicadae beat The cymbals of their wings with tireless feet, Or brazen grasshoppers with triumphing note From the long swath proclaimed the fate that smote The clover and timothy-tops and meadowsweet.

-Roberts, Sir Charles George Douglas

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