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hop clover

DEFINITIONS OF: hop clover

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n clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock

Synonyms:
Trifolium dubium, lesser yellow trefoil, shamrock
Type of:
clover, trefoil
a plant of the genus Trifolium

n prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America

Synonyms:
Medicago lupulina, black medick, nonesuch clover, yellow trefoil
Type of:
medic, medick, trefoil
any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
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