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

All three sections brim with short essays on various plant species such as rose, clover, iris, violet, daisy and lily of the valley, which Dior fashioned into silhouettes and blossoming decorative surfaces.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

Legume hordes like clover pull nitrogen from the air, reducing the use of chemical fertilisers, and the milking parlour is 80-percent solar- and wind-powered.

Read more on Barron's

There is also research that suggests eating plant oestrogens - contained in soy and red clover - could help with symptoms.

Read more on BBC

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

Read more on BBC

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

Read more on BBC

Related Words

• accomplishment 
• achievement 
• advance 
• benefit 
• boom 
• fame 
• gain 
• happiness 
• profit 
• progress 
• prosperity 
• realization 
• triumph 
• victory 
• win