clover

UK /ˈkləʊ.və(ɹ)/ US /ˈkloʊ.vɚ/

name 5noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

good, hairy, honey-sweet, lush

VERB + CLOVER

allowing, am, crops, field, found, four-leafed, leads, like

CLOVER + NOUN

alfalfa, flowerbells, luck, season, th'arena, vetch

PREP.

down, down, in, in, on, through, with

Definitions

noun

A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.

He Raine upon her [the Earth's] boſom poures; / His ſvvelling clouds abound vvith ſhoures: / […] / The Deſert with ſvveet claver fills; / And richly ſhades the joyfull Hills.

The second Lenormand card, representing hope, optimism and short-term luck.

name

A surname.

A place in the United States:

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a plant of the genus Trifolium

trefoil

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

four-leaf clover

An uncommon variation of the clover, having four leaves instead of the usual three.

Example Bank

He Raine upon her [the Earth's] boſom poures; / His ſvvelling clouds abound vvith ſhoures: / […] / The Deſert with ſvveet claver fills; / And richly ſhades the joyfull Hills.

Wiktionary

Meg found a four leaf clover.

Tatoeba · #31806

Then they played Jump The Daisies and Run Through The Clover.

Tatoeba · #50173

Have you ever found a four-leaf clover?

Tatoeba · #245517

A horseshoe and a four-leaf clover bring good luck.

Tatoeba · #885480

A hare stopped in the clover and swinging flowerbells and said his prayer to the rainbow through the spider's web.

Tatoeba · #1481179

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