clover
/ˈkləʊ.və(ɹ)/US/ˈkloʊ.vɚ/
clover noun: a plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.
Noun
clover (plural clovers)
- A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.
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- The second Lenormand card, representing hope, optimism and short-term luck.
Proper noun capitalized: Clover
Clover
- A surname.
- A female given name.
- A township in Henry County, Illinois.
- Four townships in Minnesota, in Clearwater County, Hubbard County, Mahnomen County and Pine County.
- An unincorporated community in Clermont County, Ohio.
- A township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in York County, South Carolina.
- A census-designated place in Halifax County, Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Cabell County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia, named after Clover Creek.
- A town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Newton, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
clover meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
clover in Hindi
- plant in genus Trifolium
- तिपतिया tipatiyā
clover in Tamil
- குளோவார் மணப்புல், குளோவர் செடி, சீமை மசால்
clover in Marathi
- क्लोव्हर, क्लोवर, क्लॉवर
clover in Urdu
- کلوور
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- clover in Bengali
- তিনপাতা ঘাস, ক্লোভার
- clover in Telugu
- క్లోవర్
- clover in Malayalam
- ത്രിപർണ്ണികളാൽ നിറഞ്ഞ, ത്രിപത്രി
- clover in Kannada
- ಕ್ಲವರ್ klavar
- clover in Punjabi
- ਕਲੋਵਰ, ਕ੍ਲੋਵਰ, ਕਲਾਵਰ
- clover in Gujarati
- ક્લોવર
- clover in Odia
- କ୍ଲୋଭର, କ୍ଲୋଭର୍, କ୍ଲୋୱାର
- clover in Nepali
- क्लोभर, क्लोवर
- clover in Tagalog
- klober
- clover in Arabic
- نَفَل nafal
- clover in Malay
- semanggi
- clover in Indonesian
- semanggi
- clover in Persian
- شبدر šabdar
- clover in Thai
- โคลเวอร์
- clover in Vietnamese
- cỏ ba lá
- clover in Myanmar
- ကလိုဗါပင် ka.luibapang
Examples of clover in a sentence
- The introduction of white clover to the Americas is a fait accompli.
- Clover is not native to the Americas, but it is firmly established there.
- This pasture will be in clover next year, and that one will be in rye.
Forms of clover
| plural | clovers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | claver |
Origin of clover
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.
Words formed from clover
- bean clover
- Bokhara clover
- brown clover
- bush clover
- Calvary clover
- Caucasian clover
- clover clamp
- Cloverdale
- clovered
- Clover Flat
- clover grass
- cloverleaf
- cloverlike
- clover louse
- clover mite
- clover weevil
- clover worm
- clovery
- Cooper clover
- crimson clover
- Dutch clover
- Egyptian clover
- Florida clover ash
- four-leaf clover
- four-leafed clover
- four-leaved clover
- hart's clover
- heart clover
- hop clover
- in clover
- jackass clover
- Japan clover
- Japanese clover
- kura clover
- lemon clover
- like a bee in clover
- like a pig in clover
- like pigs in clover
- lucky clover
- lupine clover
- Menindee clover
- mountain carpet clover
- owl's clover
- prairie clover
- purple prairie clover
- rare as a four-leaf clover
- red clover
- rolling in clover
- round-headed bush clover
- snail clover
- Spanish clover
- strawberry clover
- sub clover
- subterranean clover
- suckling clover
- sweet clover
- sweet-clover
- water clover
- white clover
Phrases with clover
Words that rhyme with clover
Questions about clover
- What does clover mean?
- Clover means a plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.
- What is clover in Hindi?
- Clover in Hindi is तिपतिया (tipatiyā). See Clover meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is clover?
- Clover can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce clover?
- Clover is pronounced /ˈkləʊ.və(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of clover?
- The plural of clover is clovers.
Words near clover in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: clover (page history and authors); Clover (page history and authors); clover (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); clover (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); clover (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); clover (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); clover (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); clover (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); clover (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); clover (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); clover (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); clover (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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