clover
noun
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.
clovers
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pluralof clover.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Anyone stuck in a knotted snarl of interstate clovers knows that GPS is both important and imperfect.
From Slate ● Dec. 1, 2024
Instead she spent her childhood roaming the countryside, hunting for clovers to feed the rabbits on the farm.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2023
There's the thistle, the national flower of Scotland; clovers, a symbol of Northern Ireland; yellow daffodils, the national flower of Wales; and the Tudor Rose, the national flower of England.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2023
She sees their childhood in such direct contrast to her own growing up in Cleveland, Mississippi, where she would search for four-leaf clovers and catch lightning bugs to put them on her ear.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
And partners in luck-hunting: four-leaf clovers, sand-dollar birds, red sea glass, clouds shaped like hearts, the first daffodils of spring, ladybugs, ladies in oversized hats.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
