clover

Meaning

1. A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.
2. The second Lenormand card, representing hope, optimism and short-term luck.

Synonyms

trefoil

shamrock

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oxalis

lucerne

alfalfa

white-flowered

daghestan sweetclover

Melilotus suaveolens

trifoil

suckling

Trifolium

medicinal plant

Medicago sativa

Translations

Klee

trébol

trèfle

trifoglio

trevo

klaver

τριφύλλι

Trifolium

trèvol

trifolium

yonca

برسيم

nefel

ket

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkləʊ.və(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: clovere

Inherited from Old English: clāfre

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Kleeuwer

Cognate with Western Frisian: klaver

Cognate with Dutch: klaver

Cognate with German: Klee

In summary

From Middle English clovere, claver, from Old English clāfre, earlier clǣfre, from Proto-West Germanic *klaibrā. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Kleeuwer (“clover”), West Frisian klaver (“clover”), Dutch klaver (“clover”), German Low German Klaver (“clover”), German Klee (“clover”).

Sentences

Some folk traditions assign a different attribute to each leaf of a clover .