clover
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vər noun, plural clo·vers ( especially collectively ) clo·ver.
Idioms 1.
any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
2.
any of various plants of allied genera, as melilot.
3.
in clover, enjoying luxury or comfort; wealthy or well-off: They struggled to make their fortune, and now they're in clover.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English clovere, Old English clāfre; akin to German Klee
before 900; Middle English clovere, Old English clāfre; akin to German Klee
Related forms
clo·vered, adjective
clo·ver·y, adjective
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| —n | |
| 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 melilot |
| 4. | pin clover another name for alfilaria |
| 5. | informal in clover in a state of ease or luxury |
| [Old English clāfre; related to Old High German klēo, Middle Low German klēver, Dutch klāver] | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
clover
O.E. clafre, from P.Gmc. *klaibron. First ref. in Eng. to luck of a four-leaf clover is from 1507. To be in clover "live luxuriously" is 1710, "clover being extremely delicious and fattening to cattle" [Johnson].
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Clover definition
communications, protocolA protocoll similar to packet radio or AMTOR.
(1995-03-03)
American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
Or he sees the odd tuft of tall fescue or white clover in the pastures, and he knows these plants can be toxic.
It is certainly what keeps many a fiction writer in clover.
Digging the clover out takes a long time and kills the creeper in the process.
Clover honey, for instance, comes from bees that visit only clover flowers.
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