clover en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkləʊ.və(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkləʉ.və(ɹ)/ (Australia)
- /ˈkloʊ.vɚ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English clovere, claver, from Old English clāfre, earlier clǣfre, from Proto-West Germanic *klaibrā. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Kleeuwer, Low German Klaver, Klever, Dutch klaver, all “clover”. More distantly also related with German Klee.
Meanings
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A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.
He Raine upon her [the Earth's] boſom poures; / His ſvvelling clouds abound vvith ſhoures: / […] / The Deſert with ſvveet claver fills; / And richly ſhades the joyfull Hills.
1636, G[eorge] S[andys], “[A Paraphrase upon the Second Booke of the Psalmes of David.] Psalme LXV.”, in A Paraphrase upon the Psalmes of David. And upon the Hymnes Dispersed throughout the Old and New Testaments, London: [Andrew Hebb […]], →OCLC, page 101:
- The second Lenormand card, representing hope, optimism and short-term luck.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clovers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| claver | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Cloverdale · mountain carpet clover · strawberry clover · Japan clover · Dutch clover · sweet-clover · clovered · like a pig in clover · Caucasian clover · bean clover · clover clamp · clover weevil · clover louse · subterranean clover · clover mite · rolling in clover · red clover · prairie clover · kura clover · cloverlike · hop clover · clover grass · clovery · clover worm · Florida clover ash · rare as a four-leaf clover · white clover · four-leaf clover · Menindee clover · water clover · lucky clover · sweet clover · lemon clover · four-leaved clover · bush clover · Egyptian clover · owl's clover · like a bee in clover · lupine clover · hart's clover · Spanish clover · heart clover · in clover · like pigs in clover · four-leafed clover · round-headed bush clover · Japanese clover · purple prairie clover · Calvary clover · brown clover · cloverleaf · sub clover · jackass clover · Bokhara clover · suckling clover · Cooper clover · Clover Flat · snail clover · crimson clover
Descendants
Hyponyms
Translations (137)
crh yonca (plant in genus Trifolium) · xmf სუმჸუჯა (plant in genus Trifolium) · hy սիրի-սիրի (plant in genus Trifolium) · gd seamrag (plant in genus Trifolium) · grc τρίφυλλον (plant in genus Trifolium) · uz yoʻngʻichqa (plant in genus Trifolium) · th โคลเวอร์ (plant in genus Trifolium) · ang clāfre (plant in genus Trifolium) · ja 白詰草 (plant in genus Trifolium) · ar نَفَل (plant in genus Trifolium) · tr tirfil (plant in genus Trifolium) · sl detelja (plant in genus Trifolium) · de Klee (plant in genus Trifolium) · sc trivudhu (plant in genus Trifolium) · mk детелина (plant in genus Trifolium) · mi koroua (plant in genus Trifolium) · rup trifiljiu (plant in genus Trifolium) · ka სამყურა (plant in genus Trifolium) · tl klober (plant in genus Trifolium) · ang clǣfre (plant in genus Trifolium) · cs jetel (plant in genus Trifolium) · tyv меде (plant in genus Trifolium) · bbl სამყურაჸო̂ (plant in genus Trifolium) · hsb dźećel (plant in genus Trifolium) · uz beda (plant in genus Trifolium) · dsb źiśelina (plant in genus Trifolium) · ga seamair (plant in genus Trifolium) · ru кле́вер (plant in genus Trifolium) · li kliè (plant in genus Trifolium) · fi apila (plant in genus Trifolium) · jct yonca (plant in genus Trifolium) · ro trifoi (plant in genus Trifolium) · qu ispinku (plant in genus Trifolium) · uum yonca (plant in genus Trifolium) · my ကလိုဗါပင် (plant in genus Trifolium) · nci trebol (plant in genus Trifolium) · qu chikmu (plant in genus Trifolium) · la trifolium (plant in genus Trifolium) · tt тукранбаш (plant in genus Trifolium) · mt silla (plant in genus Trifolium) · bg детели́на (plant in genus Trifolium) · csb kléwer (plant in genus Trifolium) · az yonca (plant in genus Trifolium) · lt dobilas (plant in genus Trifolium) · oc trefuèlh (plant in genus Trifolium) · izh häryt (plant in genus Trifolium) · sc tirifozi (plant in genus Trifolium) · vi cỏ ba lá (plant in genus Trifolium) · io trifolio (plant in genus Trifolium) · rsk бетелїна (plant in genus Trifolium) · nog йорынша (plant in genus Trifolium) · sh детелина (plant in genus Trifolium) · cy meillion (plant in genus Trifolium) · hi तिपतिया (plant in genus Trifolium) · sva სამყურ (plant in genus Trifolium) · ca trèvol (plant in genus Trifolium) · cmn 苜 (plant in genus Trifolium) · fur cerfuei (plant in genus Trifolium) · kw mellyon (plant in genus Trifolium) · sva პერპილ (plant in genus Trifolium) · sc tirvozu (plant in genus Trifolium) · be канюшы́на (plant in genus Trifolium) · nn kløver (plant in genus Trifolium) · br melchon (plant in genus Trifolium) · gv shamrag (plant in genus Trifolium) · hy խնձորուկ (plant in genus Trifolium) · pt trevo (plant in genus Trifolium) · is smári (plant in genus Trifolium) · mi korouwa (plant in genus Trifolium) · kdr yonca (plant in genus Trifolium) · pl koniczyna (plant in genus Trifolium) · gl trevo (plant in genus Trifolium) · it trifoglio (plant in genus Trifolium) · yi קאָנישינע (plant in genus Trifolium) · yue 三葉草 /三叶草 (plant in genus Trifolium) · kum ёнгурчгъа (plant in genus Trifolium) · nl klaver (plant in genus Trifolium) · hu lóhere (plant in genus Trifolium) · stq Kleeuwer (plant in genus Trifolium) · wym kłej (plant in genus Trifolium) · rup trifoljiu (plant in genus Trifolium) · fa شبدر (plant in genus Trifolium) · kk беде (plant in genus Trifolium) · zza once (plant in genus Trifolium) · pl dzięcielina (plant in genus Trifolium) · tr üçgül (plant in genus Trifolium) · he תִּלְתָּן (plant in genus Trifolium) · sh detelina (plant in genus Trifolium) · ast trébole (plant in genus Trifolium) · nci Caxtīllān ocōxōchitl (plant in genus Trifolium) · da kløver (plant in genus Trifolium) · cmn 三葉草 /三叶草 (plant in genus Trifolium) · sk ďatelina (plant in genus Trifolium) · mi korowa (plant in genus Trifolium) · rup trifolju (plant in genus Trifolium) · gag yonca (plant in genus Trifolium) · et ristikhein (plant in genus Trifolium) · la cytisus (plant in genus Trifolium) · lv āboliņš (plant in genus Trifolium) · es trébol (plant in genus Trifolium) · rsk требиконїна (plant in genus Trifolium) · se luovvar (plant in genus Trifolium) · ja クローバー (plant in genus Trifolium) · hy երեքնուկ (plant in genus Trifolium) · slr musi (plant in genus Trifolium) · li klieë (plant in genus Trifolium) · ky жоңгучка (plant in genus Trifolium) · eo trifolio (plant in genus Trifolium) · fur cerfoi (plant in genus Trifolium) · id semanggi (plant in genus Trifolium) · roa-gal treuf' (plant in genus Trifolium) · tr yonca (plant in genus Trifolium) · qu layu (plant in genus Trifolium) · csb kòniczëna (plant in genus Trifolium) · fr trèfle (plant in genus Trifolium) · af klawer (plant in genus Trifolium) · lb Kléi (plant in genus Trifolium) · ja 車軸草 (plant in genus Trifolium) · fo smæra (plant in genus Trifolium) · sv klöver (plant in genus Trifolium) · prg wobilis (plant in genus Trifolium) · kaa jońıshqa (plant in genus Trifolium) · sq tërfil (plant in genus Trifolium) · sc trevúgliu (plant in genus Trifolium) · el τριφύλλι (plant in genus Trifolium) · kn ಕ್ಲವರ್ (plant in genus Trifolium) · ms semanggi (plant in genus Trifolium) · ota یونجه (plant in genus Trifolium) · ko 클로버 (plant in genus Trifolium) · ota طرفیل (plant in genus Trifolium) · li klaver (plant in genus Trifolium) · to kihikihipālangi (plant in genus Trifolium) · izh kleeveri (plant in genus Trifolium) · nb kløver (plant in genus Trifolium) · uk конюши́на (plant in genus Trifolium) · tk ýorunja (plant in genus Trifolium) · sc travullu (plant in genus Trifolium)