red clover

American  

noun

1. a clover, Trifolium pratense, having red flowers, grown for forage: the state flower of Vermont.

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red clover British  

noun

1. a leguminous plant, Trifolium pratense , native to Europe and Asia, frequently planted as a forage crop. It has fragrant red flowers and three-lobed compound leaves

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Etymology

Origin of red clover

before 900; Old English (not recorded in ME)

Example Sentences

There is also research that suggests eating plant oestrogens - contained in soy and red clover - could help with symptoms.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

While crops like corn and soybeans are growing or soon after harvest, farmers can sow species such as rye or red clover that will grow through winter and into spring.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2023

“You can eat red clover raw in salad, drink it as a tea or fry it with a little butter and salt,” she said.

From Washington Post • Jul. 25, 2019

Other ingredients that can amount to a side dish of estrogen are alfalfa sprouts, licorice and the flavorings red clover and fennel, sometimes found in teas.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2014

We had twelve acres of alfalfa with timothy and red clover mixed in and some wild stuff that seeded itself.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck