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.
clovery
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a word derived from
clover.
Example Sentences
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When called upon to speak, they all made expected remarks to the effect that, although Indiana's pastures are rich, its meadows clovery and enchanted, the pen is mightier than the sward.
From Time Magazine Archive
When he gets on to a bit of clovery sward by the wayside it really is a treat to see him.
From The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan by Gordon Stables
Next year some more of the same clovery thing came up in the middle of a gravel path, where it was not wanted; was that gratitude?
From The New Gulliver and Other Stories by Barry Pain
If a clovery lea be beneath his feet, so much the better; if not, a “rive” at a blackthorn hedge, a bush of laurels, a bracken bank, or even a thistle, will please him.
From The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan by Gordon Stables
There is clovery sward on each side, and the trees almost meet overhead.
From The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan by Gordon Stables
