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four-leaf clover

[ fawr-leef, fohr- ]
/ ˈfɔrˌlif, ˈfoʊr- /
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noun
a clover leaf having four leaflets instead of the usual three, purported to bring good luck.
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Origin of four-leaf clover

First recorded in 1840–50
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British Dictionary definitions for four-leaf clover

four-leaf clover

four-leaved clover


noun
a clover with four leaves rather than three, supposed to bring good luck
another name for cloverleaf (def. 1)
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