Clover \Clo"ver\ (kl[=o]"v[~e]r), n. [OE. claver, clover, AS.
cl[=ae]fre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee,
Sw. kl["o]fver.]
(Bot.)
A plant of different species of the genus Trifolium; as the
common red clover, Trifolium pratense, the white,
Trifolium repens, and the hare's foot, Trifolium arvense.
[1913 Webster]
Clover weevil (Zool.) a small weevil (Apion apricans),
that destroys the seeds of clover.
Clover worm (Zool.), the larva of a small moth (Asopia
costalis), often very destructive to clover hay.
In clover, in very pleasant circumstances; fortunate.
[Colloq.]
Sweet clover. See Meliot.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Clover \Clo"ver\ (kl[=o]"v[~e]r), n. [OE. claver, clover, AS.
cl[=ae]fre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee,
Sw. kl["o]fver.]
(Bot.)
A plant of different species of the genus Trifolium; as the
common red clover, T. pratense, the white, T. repens, and
the hare's foot, T. arvense.
Clover weevil (Zo["o]l.) a small weevil (Apion apricans),
that destroys the seeds of clover.
Clover worm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a small moth (Asopia
costalis), often very destructive to clover hay.
In clover, in very pleasant circumstances; fortunate.
[Colloq.]
Sweet clover. See Meliot.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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