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clo⋅ver

  [kloh-ver]
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–noun, plural -vers, (especially 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, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
2. any of various plants of allied genera, as melilot.
—Idiom
3. in clover, enjoying luxury or comfort; wealthy or well-off: They struggled to make their fortune, and now they're in clover.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME clovere, OE clāfre; akin to G Klee

Related forms:
clovered, adjective
clo⋅ver⋅y, adjective
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clo·ver   (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 owl's clover and water clover.


[Middle English, from Old English clāfre.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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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].
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

Clover communications, protocol
A protocoll similar to packet radio or AMTOR.
(1995-03-03)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Idioms & Phrases

clover

see like pigs in clover.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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