noun
clover
KLOH-vuh
noun
1
A small plant with leaves usually divided into three leaflets, often found in lawns and fields.
"She searched the field for a rare four-leaf clover."
"Bees buzzed around the patch of white clover."
How to Use Clover
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA common low-growing plant with three-part leaves, associated with luck when a rare fourth leaf appears.
Common pairings
four-leaf clover
field of clover
in clover (meaning living comfortably)
Word Forms
clovers plural
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Etymology
From Old English clāfre, of West Germanic origin, related to Dutch klaver and German Klee.