trifolium
noun
any leguminous plant of the temperate genus Trifolium, having leaves divided into three leaflets and dense heads of small white, yellow, red, or purple flowers: includes the clovers and trefoils
Word Origin for trifolium
C17: from Latin, from tri- + folium leaf
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Historical Examples of trifolium
Many thanks for seeds of Trifolium resupinatum, which are invaluable to us.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume IICharles Darwin
The farmers call it trifolium, probably Trifolium incarnatum.
Fresh FieldsJohn Burroughs
Trifolium and Lotus have also been given among other food plants.
The Moths of the British Isles, Second SeriesRichard South
Trifolium with a monopetalous flower, of a white colour, (T. pratense).
Lachesis LapponicaCarl von Linn
Because of this, the author has ventured to designate it Trifolium magnum.
Clovers and How to Grow ThemThomas Shaw