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clover — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clāfre; akin to Old High German klēo clover Date: before 12th century 1. any of a genus (Trifolium) of low leguminous herbs having trifoliolate leaves and flowers in dense heads and including many… … New Collegiate Dictionary
clover — clovered, adj. clovery, adj. /kloh veuhr/, n., pl. clovers, (esp. collectively) clover. 1. any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T.… … Universalium
Clover — f English: modern name taken from the flower (Old English clāfre). Its popularity may have been influenced by its slight similarity in sound to CHLOE (SEE Chloe) … First names dictionary
clover — clo|ver [ˈkləuvə US ˈklouvər] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: clafre] 1.) a small plant, usually with three leaves on each stem. If you find one with four leaves, it is thought to bring you luck ▪ a four leaf clover 2.) in clover informal living… … Dictionary of contemporary English
clover — O.E. clafre, from P.Gmc. *klaibron (Cf. M.L.G. klever, M.Du. claver, Du. klaver, O.S. kle, O.H.G. kleo, Ger. Klee clover ), of uncertain origin. Liberman suggests it is probably from W.Gmc. *klaiwaz sticky pap (see CLAY (Cf. clay)), a … Etymology dictionary
clover — noun a herbaceous leguminous plant with dense white or red globular flower heads and leaves which are typically three lobed. [Genus Trifolium: many species.] Phrases in clover in ease and luxury. Origin OE clāfre, of Gmc origin … English new terms dictionary
clover — clo•ver [[t]ˈkloʊ vər[/t]] n. pl. vers, (esp. collectively) ver. 1) pln any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which are cultivated as forage plants… … From formal English to slang
clover — /ˈkloʊvə / (say klohvuh) noun 1. any of various herbs of the genus Trifolium, with trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, such as T. pratense (the common red clover), are cultivated as forage plants or as a pasture… …
clover — [klō′vər] n. [ME < OE clafre, akin to MLowG klāver, Ger klee < IE base * glei , to stick: see CLAY] 1. any of a genus (Trifolium) of low growing plants of the pea family, usually with leaves of three leaflets and small flowers in dense… … English World dictionary
clover — n. any leguminous fodder plant of the genus Trifolium, having dense flower heads and leaves each consisting of usu. three leaflets. Phrases and idioms: clover leaf a junction of roads intersecting at different levels with connecting sections… … Useful english dictionary
