four-leaf clover

[fawr-leef, fohr-]

noun

a clover leaf having four leaflets instead of the usual three, purported to bring good luck.

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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