trifolium [traɪˈfəʊlɪəm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any leguminous plant of the temperate genus Trifolium, having leaves divided into three leaflets and dense heads of small white, yellow, red, or purple flowers: includes the clovers and trefoils
[from Latin, from tri- + folium leaf]
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| Noun | 1. |  Trifolium - any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three leafletsrosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, family Leguminosae, legume family, Leguminosae, pea family - a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae |
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