clover

clo·ver  (klvr)

n.

1. Any of various herbs of the genus Trifolium in the pea family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense heads of small flowers and including species grown for forage, for erosion control, and as a source of nectar for honeybees.

2. Any of several other plants in the pea family, such as bush clover and sweet clover.

3. Any of several nonleguminous plants, such as owl's clover and water clover.

Idiom:

in clover

Living a carefree life of ease, comfort, or prosperity.

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[Middle English, from Old English clfre.]

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clover [ˈkləʊvə]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any plant of the leguminous genus Trifolium, having trifoliate leaves and dense flower heads. Many species, such as red clover, white clover, and alsike, are grown as forage plants

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various similar or related plants

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)

sweet clover another name for melilot

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)

pin clover another name for alfilaria

in clover Informal in a state of ease or luxury

[Old English clāfre; related to Old High German klēo, Middle Low German klēver, Dutch klāver]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

clover - a plant of the genus Trifolium       trefoil genus Trifolium, Trifolium - any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three leaflets alpine clover, Trifolium alpinum - European mountain clover with fragrant usually pink flowers lesser yellow trefoil, Trifolium dubium, hop clover, shamrock - clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock crimson clover, Italian clover, Trifolium incarnatum - southern European annual with spiky heads of crimson flower; extensively cultivated in United States for forage purple clover, red clover, Trifolium pratense - 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 dutch clover, shamrock, Trifolium repens, white clover - creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

Translations

clover [ˈkləʊvəʳ] N → trébol m
to be in clover → vivir a cuerpo de rey

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clover [ˈkləʊvə^r] n → trèfle m
to be in clover (= living in luxury) → être comme un coq en pâte

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clover

n → Klee m; to be/live in clover → wie Gott in Frankreich leben

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clover [ˈkləʊvəʳ] n → trifoglio
a four-leaved clover → un quadrifoglio
red clover → trifoglio pratense or rosso
white clover → trifoglio bianco
to be in clover (fam) → nuotare nell'abbondanza

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clover [ˈkləʊvəʳ] n → trifoglio
a four-leaved clover → un quadrifoglio
red clover → trifoglio pratense or rosso
white clover → trifoglio bianco
to be in clover (fam) → nuotare nell'abbondanza

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clover

n clover [ˈkləuvə]

a plant with leaves in three parts, used as food for cattle etc. klawer بَرْسيم، نَفَل детелина jetel kløver der Klee τριφύλλι trébol ristikhein شبدر apila trèfe תִלתָן एक प्रकार का पौधा djetelina lóhere semanggi smári trifoglio クローバー 클로버 dobilas, dobilai āboliņš klover klaver kløver koniczyna trevo trifoi клевер ďatelina detelja detelina klöver พันธุ์ไม้เตี้ยชนิดหนึ่ง ใช้เป็นอาหารของม้าและวัวควาย ใบมีสามแฉก yonca 三葉草 конюшина مویشیوں کی ایک خوراک cỏ ba lá 三叶草