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clover


clo·ver

C0422800 (klō′vər)n.1. Any of various herbs of the genus Trifolium in the pea family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense heads of small flowers and including species grown for forage, for erosion control, and as a source of nectar for honeybees.2. Any of several other plants in the pea family, such as bush clover and sweet clover.3. Any of several nonleguminous plants, such as water clover.Idiom: in clover Living a carefree life of ease, comfort, or prosperity.
[Middle English, from Old English clāfre.]

clover

(ˈkləʊvə) or

clovergrass

n1. (Plants) any plant of the leguminous genus Trifolium, having trifoliate leaves and dense flower heads. Many species, such as red clover, white clover, and alsike, are grown as forage plants2. (Plants) any of various similar or related plants3. (Plants) sweet clover another name for melilot4. (Plants) pin clover another name for alfilaria5. in clover informal in a state of ease or luxury[Old English clāfre; related to Old High German klēo, Middle Low German klēver, Dutch klāver]

clo•ver

(ˈkloʊ vər)

n., pl. -vers, (esp. collectively) -ver. 1. any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which are cultivated as forage plants. 2. any of various plants of allied genera, as melilot. Idioms: in clover, luxuriating in a life of wealth and comfort. [before 900; Middle English clovere, Old English clāfre; akin to Old Saxon klē, Old High German klēo] clo′vered, adj. clo′ver•y, adj.
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Noun1.clover - a plant of the genus Trifoliumclover - a plant of the genus Trifolium trefoilgenus Trifolium, Trifolium - any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three leafletsalpine clover, Trifolium alpinum - European mountain clover with fragrant usually pink flowerslesser yellow trefoil, Trifolium dubium, hop clover, shamrock - clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrockcrimson clover, Italian clover, Trifolium incarnatum - southern European annual with spiky heads of crimson flower; extensively cultivated in United States for foragepurple clover, red clover, Trifolium pratense - erect to decumbent short-lived perennial having red-purple to pink flowers; the most commonly grown forage cloverTrifolium reflexum, Trifolium stoloniferum, buffalo clover - clover of western United Statesdutch clover, shamrock, Trifolium repens, white clover - creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forageherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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三叶草

clover

(ˈkləuvə) noun a plant with leaves in three parts, used as food for cattle etc. 三葉草 三叶草

clover


four-leaf clover

1. Literally, a clover with four leaves instead of the usual three, traditionally thought to be a good-luck charm due to its rarity. You found a four-leaf clover and you saw a shooting star? Wow, you must be really lucky today!2. By extension, any person or thing that is considered a bringer of good fortune. The new kicker has been something of a four-leaf clover for the team, as they've won every game since he signed with them.See also: clover

be in clover

To live without financial stress. If only I could win the lottery, then I would be in clover, instead of working three jobs to pay my bills.See also: clover

(as) happy as a pig in clover

slang Very happy and contented in one's situation. Johnny loves politics, so he's as happy as a pig in clover at this convention. She settled into the chair with a glass of wine and a book, happy as a pig in clover.See also: clover, happy, pig

like a pig in clover

slang Very happily and contentedly. Johnny loves politics, so he's like a pig in clover at this convention. The two of them lived like pigs in clover off the settlement they got from the government after the accident.See also: clover, like, pig

in clover

Living without financial stress. If only I could win the lottery, then I would be in clover, instead of working three jobs to pay my bills.See also: clover

rolling in clover

Very happy or content, often because one is living without financial stress. If only I could win the lottery, then I would be in clover, instead of working three jobs to pay my bills. Johnny loves politics, so he's basically rolling in clover at this convention.See also: clover, roll

in clover

Fig. having good fortune; in a very good situation, especially financially. If I get this contract, I'll be in clover for the rest of my life. I have very little money saved, so when I retire I won't exactly be in clover.See also: clover

in clover

Prosperous, living well. For example, After we make our first million, we'll be in clover. This expression alludes to cattle happily feeding on clover. Slightly different versions are like pigs in clover and rolling in clover. [c. 1700] See also: clover

like pigs in clover

Extremely contentedly, as in They had a handsome pension and lived like pigs in clover. This expression alludes to pigs being allowed to eat as much clover, a favorite food, as they wish. It appeared in the Boston Gazette of January 7, 1813: "Canadians! then in droves come over, And live henceforth like pigs in clover." [Early 1800s] See also: clover, like, pig

in clover

If you are in clover, you are happy or secure because you have a lot of money or are enjoying a luxurious lifestyle. Developers and bankers were in clover until Congress abruptly changed the rules again. For the next ten days I was in clover at Vicky's house. She took me to all the town's best restaurants and clubs. Note: Clover is a plant which often grows in fields of grass. Cows are said to enjoy grazing in fields which contain a lot of clover. See also: clover

in clover

in ease and luxury. This sense of the phrase is a reference to clover's being particularly attractive to livestock, as in the expression happy as a pig in clover .See also: clover

in ˈclover

(informal) in comfort or luxury: Since winning the lottery, they’ve been living in clover.See also: clover

in clover

Living a carefree life of ease, comfort, or prosperity.See also: clover

in clover, to be/live

To prosper. This expression, with its analogy to cattle feeding happily in a field of clover, dates from the early eighteenth century. It occasionally has been put like pigs in clover, and, in twentieth-century America, rolling in clover. All of them mean “to live well.”See also: live

clover


clover,

any plant of the genus Trifolium, leguminous hay and forage plants of the family Leguminosae (pulsepulse,
in botany, common name for members of the Fabaceae (Leguminosae), a large plant family, called also the pea, or legume, family. Numbering about 650 genera and 17,000 species, the family is third largest, after the asters and the orchids.
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 family). Most of the species are native to north temperate or subtropical regions, and all the American cultivated forms have been introduced from Europe. Red clover (T. pratense), the state flower of Vermont, was the leading leguminous hay crop of the northeastern regions until it was surpassed by alfalfa. It is frequently seeded with timothy. Swedish, or alsike, clover (T. hybridum) is similarly used in the same area. The common white, or Dutch, clover (T. repens) is also cultivated at times but is considered a weed in fields and pastures, where it spreads rapidly. Its dried flower and seed heads were used for making bread during famines in Ireland and the leaves are eaten as salad in some parts of the United States. The clovers are excellent honey plants. Other plants are sometimes called clover, e.g., the related melilot, or sweet cloversweet clover
or melilot
, Eurasian and North African leguminous herbs of the genus Melilotus of the family Leguminosae (pulse family). Sweet clovers, now widely naturalized in North America, are used as forage, cover, and soiling crops.
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. Clover was used by the Greeks in garlands and other decorations. The druids held it sacred. It is said to have been the early emblem of Ireland from which the shamrock is derived, and it is an emblem of the Trinity. English and American poets have celebrated it. A four-leaved clover is thought to bring good luck. See also lespedezalespedeza
or bush clover,
any plant of the genus Lespedeza, leguminous herbs or undershrubs of the family Leguminosae (pulse family); native to North America, Asia, and Australia.
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; trefoiltrefoil
[O.Fr.,=three-leaf], in botany, name for several plants, chiefly of the pulse family, having trifoliate leaves. Best known of the trefoils is clover. The bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus
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. Clover is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
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, class Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Leguminosae.

Bibliography

See bulletins of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.

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High in protein, contains 4 phytoestrogens. Helps regulate hormone balance and protect the body from cancer and other side effects of estrogen dominance. Also has isoflavones for cancer prevention. Helps enlarged prostate, menopause, hot flashes, skin healing, wounds, psoriasis. Red clover blossom and garlic- help thin blood, keep blood vessels pliable and reduce cholesterol, which alleviates high blood pressure and reduces the risk of blood clots. Clover blossoms are an expectorant, good for spasmodic coughs, bronchitis, asthma. Floral infusion in a douche helps alleviate vaginal itching. Plant red clover under fruit trees to provide lots of nutrients and nitrogen for the fruit trees. The roots go down 128 feet! It brings back serious nutrients from deep down. Use the flower. You can use the leaves but it may cause you gas unless you blend it up really good or make a tea with it. It’s best to not harvest red clover late in the year because it starts producing poison alkaloids. Never ferment clover- eat it fresh or dried, never in between. Dried flowers good for tea. The root is edible. Dried seed pods, leaves and flowers can be ground into powder. Flowers are sweet, anise-like with a hint of licorice. Raw flower heads can be difficult to digest. TOXIC LOOKALIKE- Crown Vetch, which has different leaves. Clover leaves look like clover, while crown vetch has little thin leaves on each side of leaf stem.

Clover

 

(Trifolium), a genus of perennial and annual herbaceous plants of the family Leguminosae. The stems are cylindrical. The leaves are ternate; in some species they are palmatisect, with five to nine leaflets. The flowers are small and are usually red, pink, yellow, or white. They are gathered into inflorescences in the form of spherical heads or, in some species, racemes. The fruit is a leathery pod with one or two seeds (rarely between three and six seeds). The roots are rodlike, cylindrical, or spindle-shaped thickenings. In some species a rhizome develops. Nodules containing bacteria that assimilate nitrogen from the air form on the rootlets, increasing the fertility of the soil.

There are approximately 300 species, distributed primarily in Europe, Asia, North America, Australia, and some regions of Africa. In the USSR there are approximately 70 species. The majority of clovers are valuable fodder plants with high protein content. The perennial species of clover that are widely distributed in the USSR include red clover (Trifolium pratense), alsike, or Swedish, clover (T. hybridum), and white clover (T. repens). They grow wild and are cultivated in field and fodder crop rotations. The annual clovers that are valuable fodder plants include Egyptian clover (T. alexandrinum), Italian, or crimson, clover (T. incarnatum), and reversed clover (T. resupinatum). The most widespread wild clovers are zigzag, or cow, clover (T. medium) and strawberry clover (T. fragiferum).

The most important cultivated species is red clover, which is grown in almost all the countries of Europe, America, Asia, and New Zealand. Red clover has been sown for more than 200 years in Russia. In the USSR it is the most common fodder plant of the family Leguminosae. It is cultivated in almost the entire forest zone, in many regions of the forest-steppe zone, in mountainous regions, and on foothills. According to morphological and biological characteristics, red clover is divided into two basic varieties— T. pratense serotinum and T. pratense praecox. The former is a winter variety; it is more winter hardy and longer-lived than T. pratense praecox, which develops in spring. When planted in southern regions in the early spring without cover, T. pratense praecox yields seed in its first season. It is grown in the southwestern part of the clover-sowing zone and in many western regions of the USSR. T. pratense serotinum is cultivated throughout the northern and northeastern regions and in many central and northwestern regions; it is also cultivated in Siberia.

Although clover requires moisture, it does not tolerate an excess of it. It develops best on slightly acid or neutral soils (pH 5.5–7.0). It is responsive to organic and organomineral fertilizers used for the cover or predecessor crop. In field rotations clover is cultivated in pure form and mixed with grains and other leguminous herbs. For pure sowing the seeding rate is 14–16 kg per hectare (ha); in a mixture with timothy, 13–15 kg per ha of clover with 3–6 kg per ha of timothy. Clover is harvested for fodder in its budding stage, or early blossoming. In order to obtain seeds, certain sectors are separated from general sowings or special seed plants are marked out. The principal agents of cross-pollination are bumblebees and common honeybees. On the best farms the total yield is up to 400 centners; of hay, 60–80 centners; and of seeds, up to 3–4 centners per hectare. Red clover is used as green fodder, hay, herbal meal, and silage; it is also used in grass mixtures when sowing hayfields and pastures. The chemical composition of red clover averages 77.1 percent water, 3.8 percent protein, 0.8 percent fat, 6.5 percent cellulose, 10.1 percent nonnitrogenous extractive matter, and 1.7 percent ash. One hundred kg of green mass contains 19.8 fodder units and 2.7 kg of digestible protein.

In the USSR, alsike clover grows wild in the European USSR, the Urals, Crimea, and the Caucasus. It is cultivated in several regions, including the Baltic Region. It is moisture-loving and demands less in terms of soil than red clover. Agricultural procedure is basically the same for alsike clover as it is for red clover. Alsike clover is a valuable fodder plant. Because of its bitter taste, it is less readily eaten in pure form than red clover. It is advisable to feed it to livestock in a mixture with cereal plants.

White clover is distributed almost everywhere in the USSR. It is distinguished for the diversity of its forms, few of which are cultivated. White clover is principally a pasture plant. It is used in mixtures with other clovers and cereal plants for creating long-term pastures. It tolerates grazing well and grows quickly.

In the USSR a great deal of scientific work is being conducted in the study and breeding of clover. Six varieties of alsike clover, 117 selected varieties of red clover, and four varieties of white clover have been regionalized in the USSR.

REFERENCES

Bobrov, E. G. Novye dlia kul’tury vidy klevera. Moscow-Leningrad, 1950.
Klever, 2nd ed. Moscow, 1963.
Sergeev, P. A. Klever na semena. Moscow, 1965.

P. A. SERGEEV

clover

[′klō·vər] (botany) A common name designating the true clovers, sweet clovers, and other members of the Leguminosa. A herb of the genus Trifolium.

clover

symbolizes fecundity. [Folklore: Jobes, 350]See: Fertility

clover

indicates wealth and ease. [Western Folklore: Jobes, 350]See: Luxury

clover

1. any plant of the leguminous genus Trifolium, having trifoliate leaves and dense flower heads. Many species, such as red clover, white clover, and alsike, are grown as forage plants 2. any of various similar or related plants 3. sweet clover another name for melilot4. pin clover another name for alfilaria

Clover

(communications, protocol)A protocoll similar to packet radio or AMTOR.
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clover


  • noun

Synonyms for clover

noun a plant of the genus Trifolium

Synonyms

  • trefoil

Related Words

  • genus Trifolium
  • Trifolium
  • alpine clover
  • Trifolium alpinum
  • lesser yellow trefoil
  • Trifolium dubium
  • hop clover
  • shamrock
  • crimson clover
  • Italian clover
  • Trifolium incarnatum
  • purple clover
  • red clover
  • Trifolium pratense
  • Trifolium reflexum
  • Trifolium stoloniferum
  • buffalo clover
  • dutch clover
  • Trifolium repens
  • white clover
  • herb
  • herbaceous plant
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