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See also:Cloverandclóver

English

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zigzagclover (Trifolium medium)

Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishclovere,claver, fromOld Englishclāfre, earlierclǣfre, fromProto-West Germanic*klaibrā. Cognate withSaterland FrisianKleeuwer(“clover”),West Frisianklaver(“clover”),Dutchklaver(“clover”),German Low GermanKlaver(“clover”),GermanKlee(“clover”).

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Noun

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clover (pluralclovers)

  1. A plant of thegenusTrifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four)leaflets and with white or redflowers.
    • 1636,G[eorge] S[andys], “[A Paraphrase upon the Second Booke of the Psalmes of David.] Psalme LXV.”, inA Paraphrase upon thePsalmes of David. And upon the Hymnes Dispersed throughout the Old and New Testaments, London:[Andrew Hebb […]],→OCLC,page101:
      He Raine upon her [the Earth's] boſom poures; / His ſvvelling clouds abound vvithſhoures: /[…] / The Deſert with ſvveetclaver fills; / And richly ſhades the joyfull Hills.
  2. (cartomancy) The secondLenormand card, representing hope, optimism and short-term luck.

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plant in genusTrifolium

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