Dutch clover

American  

noun

1. white clover.

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Etymology

Origin of Dutch clover

First recorded in 1790–1800

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Dutch clover

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

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

The air was warm and yet fresh with the odors of the Atlantic, and there was a scent of Dutch clover coming across from the sandy pastures nearer the coast.

From Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 by Various

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

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