a low-growing clover with white flowers, Trifolium repens, native to western Eurasia but now widely planted to improve grassland for grazing and…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > leguminous plants > [noun] > clover or trefoil (56) white clovereOE a low-growing clover with white flowers, Trifolium repens, native to western Eurasia but now widely planted to improve grassland for grazing and… cloverc1000 The common name of the species of Trefoil (Trifolium, family Leguminosæ), esp. T. repens and T. pratense, both largely cultivated for fodder. hare-foota1300 A plant; = hare's-foot, n. 1 ? Obsolete. clerewort?a1400 Possibly = Old English clæferwyrt Small Clover (? Trifolium minus). clover-grassa1400 = clover, n. 1. three-leaved grass14.. Having three leaves, or leaves consisting each of three leaflets; trifoliate. three-leaved grass n. an old name for clover; in quot. 1634 apparently… trefoilc1400 A plant of the genus Trifolium, having triple or trifoliate leaves; a clover: commonly applied to species or varieties other (esp. smaller) than… sucklingc1440 Clover. (Also lamb-sucklings.) dialect †Also glossing Latin locusta. = honeysuckle, n. 1 2; suckle, n.1 a. four-leaved grassc1450 four-leaved grass: †(a) a four-leaved variety of Trifolium repens; (b) the plant Paris quadrifolia. trefle1510 = trefoil, n. 1. Obsolete. Trifolium?1541 A large genus of leguminous plants, with trifoliate leaves, and flowers mostly in close heads; including many valuable fodder-plants, known as clovers… trinity grass1545 an old name for some species of trefoil. Dutch1548 In names of trees and plants, of species or varieties introduced from Holland, or common in that country; or sometimes merely to distinguish them… lote1548 Any of several herbaceous leguminous plants of meadows and pastures; = lotus, n. 4a. Cf. melilot, n. Obsolete. hare's-foot1562 A species of clover (Trifolium arvense), with soft hair about the flowers. Also called hare's-foot trefoil. See also hare-foot, n. lotus1562 Any of various herbaceous leguminous plants typically found in meadows or pastures or used for fodder. Cf. lote, n.1 3. triple grass1562 the genus Trifolium. blain-grass1570 ? clover. meadow trefoil1578 T. pratense, also the wild T. medium. purple grass1597 Any of various clovers or clover-like plants, including white clover, Trifolium repens, and spotted medick, Medicago arabica. purplewort1597 = purple grass, n. 1. Now rare. satin flower1597 Either of two plants of the genus Lunaria, the annual L. annua and the perennial L. rediviva, which have flattened seed pods with a silvery sheen… cithyse1620 A fodder plant; probably = cytisus, n. (a). true-love grass?a1629 the plant herb Paris (see sense 2a). garden balsam1633 †(a) blue fenugreek, Trigonella caerulea (obsolete); (b) an annual flowering plant, Impatiens balsamina (family Balsaminaceae), native to South-East… hop-clover1679 = hop-trefoil n. Burgundian hay1712 Belonging to Burgundy (in any of the senses of the name). †Burgonian cross = St Andrew's Cross n. at St Andrew, n. b. Burgundian hay: = Burgundy hay… strawberry trefoil1731 Trifolium fragiferum. honeysuckle trefoil1735 red clover, Trifolium pratense. red clover1764 a clover of meadows and pastures, Trifolium pratense, with leafy stems and heads of pink-purple flowers, native to Eurasia and North Africa but now… buffalo-clover1767 a species of clover (Trifolium pennsylvanicum) found in the prairies of North America. marl-grass1776 zigzag trefoil, Trifolium medium; (also) red clover, T. pratense. purple trefoil1785 = meadow trefoil n. white trefoil1785 white or Dutch clover. yellow trefoil1785 any yellow-flowered species of Trifolium, as T. procumbens; also Medicago lupulina. sulla1787 A leguminous plant, Hedysarum coronarium (also called French honeysuckle), with flowers resembling those of the red clover, found in some… cow-grass1789 A wild species of Trefoil, Trifolium medium; sometimes also applied to a cultivated perennial form of Red Clover. strawberry-bearing trefoil1796 the strawberry clover, Trifolium fragiferum. zigzag trefoil1796 Trifolium medium. rabbit's foot1817 As the name of a plant. North American. More fully rabbit foot clover. Hare's-foot trefoil, Trifolium arvense (family Fabaceae (Leguminosae)). lotus grass1820 any of various leguminous plants of meadows and pastures (see sense 4). strawberry-headed trefoil1822 = strawberry trefoil n. mountain liquorice1836 a European trefoil, Trifolium alpinum, with reddish flowers. hop-trefoil1855 a name for yellow clover (Trifolium procumbens), from the resemblance of its withered flower-heads to the cones of the hop; also applied to the… clustered clover1858 With qualifying words, indicating the different species: esp. clustered clover n. Trifolium glomeratum. red clover n. or meadow clover (broad clover c… alsike1881 More fully alsike clover. A perennial European clover, Trifolium hybridum, with white or pale pink flowers, widely grown in cool climates as a… mountain clover1882 any of various clovers (Trifolium species) that grow in mountainous areas. knop1897 Hence, A popular name of Red Clover. U.S. Swedish clover1908 = alsike, n. sub clover1920 Subterranean clover, Trifolium subterraneum. four-leaf clover1927 a rare form of clover leaf having four leaflets, regarded as a lucky charm or sign of good fortune; cf. four-leaved, adj. suckle- Clover. Also called †lamb-suckle. Subcategories:— stalks or flowers of (2) — shamrock (2) |
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