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prairie clover

prairie clover noun: a genus, Dalea, in the family Fabaceae.

prairie clover: a genus, Dalea, in the family Fabaceae
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Noun

prairie clover (countable and uncountable, plural prairie clovers)

  1. (uncountable) A genus, Dalea, in the family Fabaceae.
  2. (countable) A species in that genus.
  3. (countable) A plant of that genus.

Forms of prairie clover

pluralprairie clovers
alternative formPrairie Clover

Questions about prairie clover

What does prairie clover mean?
Prairie clover means a genus, Dalea, in the family Fabaceae.
What part of speech is prairie clover?
Prairie clover is a noun.
What is the plural of prairie clover?
The plural of prairie clover is prairie clovers.

Words near prairie clover in the dictionary

  1. prairie bean
  2. prairie chicken
  3. prairie chicken dance
  4. prairie chicken dances
  5. prairie chickens
  6. prairie clover
  7. prairie clovers
  8. prairie coal
  9. prairie cocktail
  10. prairie cocktails
  11. Prairie County

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