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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkləʊvə^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkloʊvɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(klō′vər)

Inflections of 'clover' (n):

clovers: npl (All usages)

clover: npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "The field was covered in clover.")

clo•ver /ˈkloʊvɚ/USA pronunciation n., pl. -vers, (esp. when thought of as a group) -ver.

Plant Biologya plant of the legume family, having three leaves joined together: [countable]looking for a rare four-leaf clover to bring good luck.[uncountable]cattle eating clover in the pasture.

Idioms

Idioms in clover, [uncountable] living a life of prosperity and comfort.

clo•vered, adj.

clo•ver (klō′vər),USA pronunciation n., pl. -vers, (esp. collectively) -ver.

Plant Biologyany of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
Plant Biologyany of various plants of allied genera, as melilot.
Idioms in clover, enjoying luxury or comfort;
wealthy or well-off:They struggled to make their fortune, and now they're in clover.

bef. 900; Middle English clovere, Old English clāfre; akin to German Klee

clo′vered, adj.
clo′ver•y, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

clover /ˈkləʊvə/, clovergrass /ˈkləʊvəˌɡrɑːs/ n

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
any of various similar or related plants
in clover ⇒ informal in a state of ease or luxury

Etymology: Old English clāfre; related to Old High German klēo, Middle Low German klēver, Dutch klāver

'clover' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

avens - cloverleaf - four-leaf clover - hay - leguminous - medick - nodule - oxalis - root nodule - shamrock - white - white clover - alfilaria - alsike clover - Alyce clover - berseem - blackpatch - Bokhara clover - bur clover - bush clover - catch - cinquefoil - common sulfur - coumarin - crimson clover - crown wart - dodder - dusty clover - Dutch clover - Egyptian clover - elk clover - green manure - holy clover - hop clover - Italian clover - Japan clover - klaberjass - Ladino clover - legume family - medic - melilot - owl's clover - pepper spot - pepperwort - pin clover - prairie clover - rabbit-foot clover - red clover - rhizobium - Rocky Mountain beeplant

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Collocations: a [red, crimson, white] clover, [found, came across] a four-leaf clover, a lucky four-leaf clover, more...

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