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clo·ver

 (klō′vər)
n.
1. Any of various herbs of the genus Trifolium in the pea family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense heads of small flowers and including species grown for forage, for erosion control, and as a source of nectar for honeybees.
2. Any of several other plants in the pea family, such as bush clover and sweet clover.
3. Any of several nonleguminous plants, such as water clover.
Idiom:
in clover
Living a carefree life of ease, comfort, or prosperity.

[Middle English, from Old English clāfre.]
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clover

(ˈkləʊvə) or

clovergrass

n
1. (Plants) any plant of the leguminous genus Trifolium, having trifoliate leaves and dense flower heads. Many species, such as red clover, white clover, and alsike, are grown as forage plants
2. (Plants) any of various similar or related plants
3. (Plants) sweet clover another name for melilot
4. (Plants) pin clover another name for alfilaria
5. in clover informal in a state of ease or luxury
[Old English clāfre; related to Old High German klēo, Middle Low German klēver, Dutch klāver]
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clo•ver

(ˈkloʊ vər)

n., pl. -vers, (esp. collectively) -ver.
1. 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.
2. any of various plants of allied genera, as melilot.
Idioms:
in clover, luxuriating in a life of wealth and comfort.
[before 900; Middle English clovere, Old English clāfre; akin to Old Saxon klē, Old High German klēo]
clo′vered, adj.
clo′ver•y, adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.clover - a plant of the genus Trifoliumclover - a plant of the genus Trifolium  
genus Trifolium, Trifolium - any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three leaflets
alpine clover, Trifolium alpinum - European mountain clover with fragrant usually pink flowers
lesser yellow trefoil, Trifolium dubium, hop clover, shamrock - clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock
crimson clover, Italian clover, Trifolium incarnatum - southern European annual with spiky heads of crimson flower; extensively cultivated in United States for forage
purple clover, red clover, Trifolium pratense - erect to decumbent short-lived perennial having red-purple to pink flowers; the most commonly grown forage clover
Trifolium reflexum, Trifolium stoloniferum, buffalo clover - clover of western United States
dutch clover, shamrock, Trifolium repens, white clover - creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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Translations
بَرْسيم، نَفَل
jetel
kløver
apila
lóhere
smári
dobilasdobilai
āboliņš
trifoi
ďatelina
klöver
конюшина

clover

[ˈkləʊvəʳ] Ntrébol m
to be in clovervivir a cuerpo de rey
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clover

[ˈkləʊvər] ntrèfle m
to be in clover (= living in luxury) → être comme un coq en pâte
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clover

nKlee m; to be/live in cloverwie Gott in Frankreich leben
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clover

[ˈkləʊvəʳ] ntrifoglio
a four-leaved clover → un quadrifoglio
red clover → trifoglio pratense or rosso
white clover → trifoglio bianco
to be in clover (fam) → nuotare nell'abbondanza
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

clover

(ˈkləuvə) noun
a plant with leaves in three parts, used as food for cattle etc.
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References in classic literature ?
Eevery Saturday night the Clover Leaf Social Club gave a hop in the hall of the Give and Take Athletic Association on the East Side.
That they were only sowing the clover on fifteen acres, not on all the forty-five, was still more annoying to him.
"That's a four-leaved clover," answered Peter exultantly.
They are all, I am happy to say(unless we except Clover), in excellent health and spirits.
whistles and, wearing silken bristles, live ever in clover, and
oh, ever vernal endless landscapes in the soul; in ye, --though long parched by the dead drought of the earthy life, --in ye, men yet may roll, like young horses in new morning clover; and for some few fleeting moments, feel the cool dew of the life immortal on them.
"First," was the reply, "I must have a six- leaved clover. That can only be found in the green country around the Emerald City, and six-leaved clovers are very scarce, even there."
"But here is plenty of excellent clover, so if you will excuse me I will eat now."
Seems to me that for a rabbit you're right in clover. This is the prettiest little city I ever saw."
DOWN among the grass and fragrant clover lay little Eva by the brook-side, watching the bright waves, as they went singing by under the drooping flowers that grew on its banks.
From experiments which I have tried, I have found that the visits of bees, if not indispensable, are at least highly beneficial to the fertilisation of our clovers; but humble-bees alone visit the common red clover (Trifolium pratense), as other bees cannot reach the nectar.
Birds flew through the air and cunning white rabbits darted amongst the tall grasses and green bushes; Dorothy noticed even the ants toiling busily along the roadway, bearing gigantic loads of clover seed; but of people there were none at all.