单词 | subterranean clover |
释义 | > as lemmassubterranean clover subterranean clover n. a European clover, Trifolium subterraneum, whose fruiting heads bury themselves in the ground, and which has been naturalized as a weed of pastures in Australia. ΚΠ 1858 G. Bentham Handbk. Brit. Flora 168 Subterranean Clover. Trifolium subterraneum, Linn... A small, prostrate annual, more or less clothed with long spreading hairs. 1908 J. J. Ward Life Hist. Familiar Plants xiii. 157 The Subterranean Clover..only bears some two or three flowers in each head, and consequently has to take great care of its pods. 2002 L. Rombough Grape Grower iv. 64/2 If water conservation is a consideration, there are plants like subterranean clover that bloom in spring..then die off in the summer, when water is less available. < as lemmas |
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