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Webster 1913 Edition
Clover
Clo′ver
(klō′vẽr)
, Noun.
[OE.
claver
, clover
, AS. clǣfre
; akin to LG. & Dan. klever
, D. klaver
, G. klee
, Sw. klöfver
.] (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
. 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
.