trifolium

/ traɪˈfəʊlɪəm /

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

C17: from Latin, from tri- + folium leaf

The biological meaning of the curious structure of the leaves of Trifolium resupinatum remains a riddle.

Trifolium saxatile cespitosum (Nagad) is sown on the best meadows for green fodder.

The farmers call it trifolium, probably Trifolium incarnatum.

Trifolium and Lotus have also been given among other food plants.

Trifolium with a monopetalous flower, of a white colour, (T. pratense).

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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