Trifolium

trifolium

(traɪˈfəʊlɪəm) n (Plants) any leguminous plant of the temperate genus Trifolium, having leaves divided into three leaflets and dense heads of small white, yellow, red, or purple flowers: includes the clovers and trefoils[C17: from Latin, from tri- + folium leaf]

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Trifolium - any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three leafletsgenus Trifoliumrosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plantsFabaceae, family Fabaceae, family Leguminosae, legume family, Leguminosae, pea family - a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceaeclover, trefoil - a plant of the genus Trifolium