white clover
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of white clover
before 1100; Middle English; Old English
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
In such places my spirit lifted to the sight of the drifts of white clover or the clouds of purple vetch with here and there the flaming cup of a wood lily.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
