trifolium

British  

/ traɪˈfəʊlɪəm /

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of trifolium

C17: from Latin, from _tri- + folium leaf

Example Sentences

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trifolium

This year, for the first time, oxalis raisers found their market seriously invaded by the genuine article, trifolium repens.

From Time Magazine Archive

Red heads of trifolium dot the ground; the vetches have long since been out, and are so still; along the hedges parsley forms a white fringe.

From The Toilers of the Field by Jefferies, Richard

One sometimes sees on a hillside a ploughed field of red earth which at a distance might easily be taken for a field of blossoming trifolium.

From Afoot in England by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

Wherever a trifolium grows, there one is sure to see           "gallow-yellow butterflies,       Like blooms of lorn primroses blowing loose,         when autumn winds arise."

From Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors by Blanchan, Neltje

The luxuriant purple of trifolium, acres of rich colour, glowed in the sunlight.

From Nature Near London by Jefferies, Richard