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hop clover

noun

a trefoil, Trifolium campestre, having withered, yellow flowers that resemble the strobiles of a hop.

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Nearby words

  1. hooverville,
  2. hoovervilles,
  3. hooves,
  4. hooya,
  5. hop,
  6. hop hornbeam,
  7. hop into,
  8. hop to it,
  9. hop trefoil,
  10. hop up

Origin of hop clover

First recorded in 1670–80
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British Dictionary definitions for hop clover

hop clover

noun

the US name for hop trefoil
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012