white clover

American  

noun

1. a clover, Trifolium repens, having white flowers, common in pastures and meadows.

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white clover British  

noun

1. a Eurasian clover plant, Trifolium repens, with rounded white flower heads: cultivated as a forage plant

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Etymology

Origin of white clover

before 1100; Middle English; Old English

Example Sentences

In Canada, a pasture mix of yarrow, white clover and Rocky Mountain fescue experienced less intense and slower-moving fires than those that burned through nearby grasslands.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2023

Marc Johnson, professor of biology at the University of Toronto, Mississauga, has done white clover studies in urban and suburban areas all over the world.

From National Geographic • Jul. 20, 2023

Instead, they are looking to genetically modify the ryegrass and white clover that the New Zealand animals predominantly eat.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2022

You can also mulch heavily and establish living ground cover using plants such as white clover, creeping thyme, creeping germander or bugleweed, which fill niches and retain moisture, Kiers says.

From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2022

She picked bouquets of white clover in the lots believing they were the most beautiful flowers God ever made.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith