trefoil
/ˈtɹɛ.fɔɪl/
trefoil noun: any of several plants of the pea family, having compound, trifoliate leaves; especially one of the genus Trifolium. Also the ellipsis of trefoil knot.
Noun
trefoil (plural trefoils)
- Any of several plants of the pea family, having compound, trifoliate leaves; especially one of the genus Trifolium.
- A symbol having the shape of such leaves, especially when used as an architectural ornament.
- "The pristine, unbroken condition of the vessel – sometimes called a trefoil jug – caused the entire dig to 'come to a halt,' Søvsø remarked."2015 June 16, David DeMar, “Ancient Pitcher Discovered in Historic Danish City”, in New Historian
- Synonyms:
- threefoil
Also used as
trefoil is also the ellipsis of trefoil knot.
trefoil meaning in Tagalog, Arabic, Persian and Vietnamese
trefoil in Tagalog
- plant
- klober
trefoil in Arabic
- plant
- نَفَل nafal
trefoil in Persian
- plant
- شبدر šabdar
trefoil in Vietnamese
- plant
- cây chia ba
Synonyms of trefoil
Forms of trefoil
| plural | trefoils |
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Origin of trefoil
From Middle English trefoil, from Old French trifoil, trefeul, from Latin trifolium, from tri- (“three”) + folium (“leaf”).
Words formed from trefoil
- austral trefoil
- bean trefoil
- big trefoil
- birdsfoot trefoil
- bird's-foot trefoil
- bog bird's-foot trefoil)
- burgundy trefoil
- burr trefoil
- bush trefoil
- hare's-foot trefoil
- heart trefoil
- hop trefoil
- lesser trefoil
- lesser hop trefoil
- lesser yellow trefoil
- marsh trefoil
- meadow bird's-foot trefoil
- milk trefoil
- moon trefoil
- native birdsfoot trefoil
- prairie bird's-foot trefoil
- prairie trefoil
- pseudotrefoil
- rabbit-foot clover
- showy tick trefoil
- shrubby trefoil
- snail trefoil
- sour trefoil
- Spanish trefoil
- stinking bean trefoil
- sweet trefoil
- thorny trefoil
- tick-trefoil
- trefoiled
- trefoillike
- trefoilwise
- water trefoil
- white trefoil
- yellow trefoil
Phrases with trefoil
Questions about trefoil
- What does trefoil mean?
- Trefoil means any of several plants of the pea family, having compound, trifoliate leaves; especially one of the genus Trifolium.
- What is trefoil in Tagalog?
- Trefoil in Tagalog is klober. See Trefoil meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is trefoil?
- Trefoil is a noun.
- How do you pronounce trefoil?
- Trefoil is pronounced /ˈtɹɛ.fɔɪl/.
- What is the plural of trefoil?
- The plural of trefoil is trefoils.
Words near trefoil in the dictionary
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