clover

[kloh-ver]

noun

plural

clovers ,

plural

clover .

1. any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.

2. any of various plants of allied genera, as melilot.

clover

/ ˈkləʊvə /

noun

1. any plant of the leguminous genus Trifolium, having trifoliate leaves and dense flower heads. Many species, such as red clover, white clover, and alsike, are grown as forage plants

2. any of various similar or related plants

3. another name for melilot

4. another name for alfilaria

5. informal,  in a state of ease or luxury

Other Word Forms

• clovered adjective
• clovery adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of clover¹

before 900; Middle English clovere, Old English clāfre; akin to German Klee

Word History and Origins

Origin of clover¹

Old English clāfre; related to Old High German klēo, Middle Low German klēver, Dutch klāver

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. in clover, enjoying luxury or comfort; wealthy or well-off.

   They struggled to make their fortune, and now they're in clover.

see like pigs in clover.

Example Sentences

"He just eats the clover and the pheasants' food, and he has never gone for a flower."

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Taking to instagram on Thursday, Anderson posted a Dior label accompanied by a four-leaf clover to confirm the news.

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"It is my first tattoo, I'm just getting a wee clover to start. Something small."

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As for those hearts, stars, diamonds and four-leaf clovers floating from the trumpets?

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"She has been eating a mix of berries and clover on the edge of the Jasper Park Lodge golf course," the park said.

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• gain 
• happiness 
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• progress 
• prosperity 
• realization 
• triumph 
• victory 
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