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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Clover \Clo"ver\ (kl[=o]"v[~e]r), n. [OE. claver, clover, AS.
cl[=ae]fre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee,
Sw. kl["o]fver.] (Bot.)
A plant of different species of the genus {Trifolium}; as the
common red clover, {Trifolium pratense}, the white,
{Trifolium repens}, and the hare's foot, {Trifolium arvense}.
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{Clover weevil} (Zool.) a small weevil ({Apion apricans}),
that destroys the seeds of clover.
{Clover worm} (Zool.), the larva of a small moth ({Asopia
costalis}), often very destructive to clover hay.
{In clover}, in very pleasant circumstances; fortunate.
[Colloq.]
{Sweet clover}. See {Meliot}.
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