Dutch clover
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Dutch clover
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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White Dutch clover grows very, very short, so you can still use it for a functional lawn, and it would put food onto the landscape.
From Slate ● May 19, 2023
The white Dutch clover spreads wherever it gets a chance.
From Two Years in Oregon by Nash, Wallis
T. repens, white or Dutch clover, is a perennial abundant in meadows and good pastures.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
The night-air was scented with the Dutch clover growing down by the shore.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 by Various
We used a mixture of poa pratensis, timothy, and Dutch clover, and have abundant reason to be satisfied with the result.
From Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand by Hay, William Delisle
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