Definition of Clovir
Clo"ver (klō"v&etilde;r), n.
[OE. claver, clover, AS. cl&aemacr;fre; 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,
T. pratense, the white, T. repens, and the hare's
foot, T. arvense.
Clover weevil (Zoöl.) a
small weevil (Apion apricans), that destroys the seeds of
clover. -- Clover worm
(Zoöl.), 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
CLOVER. To be, or live, in clover; to live luxuriously.
Clover is the most desirable food for cattle.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- a plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers
- (♣, ♧) a symbol used on playing cards, see clubs
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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