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
Red top and Kentucky blue-grass in equal parts are best and, if white clover is desired, add about half as much white Dutch clover seed as red top.
From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study by Ontario. Ministry of Education
The white Dutch clover spreads wherever it gets a chance.
From Two Years in Oregon by Nash, Wallis
The common Dutch clover and its varieties were introduced into Ireland two hundred years ago from England and are not Irish at all!
From More Science From an Easy Chair by Lankester, E. Ray (Edwin Ray), Sir
Perhaps it is the Ulstermen who have set up the foreign "Dutch" clover to replace the true shamrock, the wood-sorrel.
From More Science From an Easy Chair by Lankester, E. Ray (Edwin Ray), Sir
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