Clo"ver (klō"v&etilde;r), n. [OE. claver, clover, AS. cl&aemacr;fre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee, Sw.
klöfver.]
(Bot.) A plant of different species of the genus
Trifolium; as the common red clover, T. pratense, the white, T. repens, and the hare's foot,
T. arvense.
Clover weevil
(Zoöl.) a small weevil (Apion
apricans), that destroys the
seeds of clover. -- Clover worm (Zoöl.), the larva of a small moth (Asopia
costalis), often very destructive to clover hay. -- In clover, in very pleasant circumstances; fortunate. [Colloq.] -- Sweet clover. See Meliot.
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