clover Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a plant of the genus Trifolium
    trefoil.

WordNet

Clo"ver noun
Etymology
OE. claver, clover, AS. clfre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee, Sw. klfver.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A plant of differend species of the genus Trifolium; as the common red clover, T. pratense, the white, T. repens, and the hare's foot, T. arvense.

Webster 1913