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clover

DEFINITIONS OF: clover

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n a plant of the genus Trifolium

Synonyms:
trefoil
Types:
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Trifolium alpinum, alpine clover
European mountain clover with fragrant usually pink flowers
Trifolium dubium, hop clover, lesser yellow trefoil, shamrock
clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock
Italian clover, Trifolium incarnatum, crimson clover
southern European annual with spiky heads of crimson flower; extensively cultivated in United States for forage
Trifolium pratense, purple clover, red clover
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
Trifolium repens, dutch clover, shamrock, white clover
creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage
Type of:
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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