clover
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
clover/ˈkləʊvə(r)/
▶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.
in clover in ease and luxury.
– origin OE clāfre, of Gmc origin.
'clover' also found in these Oxford entries:
alfalfa
- alsike
- cloverleaf
- four-leaf clover
- hare's-foot
- ladino
- ley
- quatrefoil
- shamrock
- trefoil
- wood sorrel
