British Dictionary definitions for trifolium

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

C17: from Latin, from tri- + folium leaf

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Examples from the Web for trifolium

Historical Examples

Many thanks for seeds of Trifolium resupinatum, which are invaluable to us.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II
Charles Darwin
The farmers call it trifolium, probably Trifolium incarnatum.
Fresh Fields
John Burroughs
Trifolium and Lotus have also been given among other food plants.
The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series
Richard South
Trifolium with a monopetalous flower, of a white colour, (T. pratense).
Lachesis Lapponica
Carl von Linn
Because of this, the author has ventured to designate it Trifolium magnum.
Clovers and How to Grow Them
Thomas Shaw

trifolium

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for trifolium

Historical Examples

Many thanks for seeds of Trifolium resupinatum, which are invaluable to us.

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).

Because of this, the author has ventured to designate it Trifolium magnum.