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clover

American  
[kloh-ver] / ˈkloʊ vər /

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.

idioms

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

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
clover More Idioms  

  1. see like pigs in clover.

Other Word Forms

  • clovered adjective
  • clovery adjective

Etymology

Origin of clover

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

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Example Sentences

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A small group of plants, including peas, clover, and beans, can grow without added nitrogen.

From Science Daily

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.

From 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.

From Barron's

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

From BBC

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

From BBC

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