white clover

A common European clover (Trifolium repens) widely naturalized in North America, having rounded white flower heads. Also called Dutch clover.

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white clover

(Plants) a Eurasian clover plant, Trifolium repens, with rounded white flower heads: cultivated as a forage plant

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white′ clo′ver

a clover, Trifolium repens, having white flowers, common in pastures and meadows.

[before 1100]

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white clover - creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage

dutch clover, shamrock, Trifolium repens

clover, trefoil - a plant of the genus Trifolium

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But Melissa had already risen clear, and was heading for a breadth of virgin white clover, which to an overtired bee is as soothing as plain knitting to a woman.

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'Ryegrass and white clover, the two species we tested, are important forage crops for livestock as well as being commonly found in urban green spaces.

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This year's Recommended Grass and Clover Lists see eight new varieties of ryegrass and one red and one white clover added to the lists.

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The organic beef and lamb enterprises are selfsufficient with all forage grown on the farm including red clover, white clover, vetchs, oats, barley, Lucerne and brassicas.

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Some favorite legumes that do well are crimson clover, white clover, ladino clover, Tripoli white clover, Austrian winter peas and Arrowleaf clover.

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GROW GREEN MANURE GROW a green manure by sowing nitrogen-rich seeds, such as red or white clover, over winter on bare soil.

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A herb-clover mix containing plantain (Plantago lanceolata), chicory (Cichorium intybus), red clover (Trifoliumpretense), and white clover (Trifolium repens) has been shown to produce greater herbage yields than a predominant perennial ryegrass-white clover pasture in New Zealand [1, 2].

A comparison of liveweight gain of lambs weaned early onto a herb-clover mixed sward and weaned conventionally onto a ryegrass-clover pasture and herb-clover mixed sward

eridania fed on leaves and fruits of apple and on leaves of white clover and peach, comparing its performance to insects fed on artificial diet, under laboratory conditions.

Development and reprotuction of Spodoptera eridania on natural hosts and artificial diet/Desenvolvimento e reproducao de Spodoptera eridania em hospedeiros naturais e dieta artificial

Unlike White clover, whose roots spread across the soil surface, Red clover grows from a single plant crown.

Long-life crop may yield cheap protein; WELSH SCIENTISTS BREED RED CLOVER THAT'S HARDY AND MORE PRODUCTIVE

For instance, you can almost always buy white clover seed from a farm co-op for less than you'll pay for it in a food plot seed blend.

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White clover (Trifolium repens) is a rapid spreader that crowds out broadleaf weeds while it grows harmoniously with grass.

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