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clovers
noun(clo-ver)any of a genus (Trifolium) of low leguminous herbs having trifoliolate leaves and flowers in dense heads and including many that are valuable for forage and attractive to bees
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noun(clo-ver)any of various related plants (as of the genera Melilotus, Lespedeza, or Medicago) of the legume family
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noun(clo-ver)a European perennial clover (Trifolium hybridum) much used as a forage plant
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noun(clo-ver)a low spreading legume (Alysicarpus vaginalis) native to tropical Asia that is planted in the southern U.S. as a cover crop and for hay and forage
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noun(clo-ver)any of several usually shrubby lespedezas
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noun(clo-ver)an annual European clover (Trifolium incarnatum) that has cylindrical heads of crimson flowers and is cultivated in the U.S. especially as a cover crop
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noun(clo-ver)white clover
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noun(clo-ver)berseem
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noun(clo-ver)a large nutritious rapidly growing clover that is a variety of white clover and is widely planted especially for forage —called also ladino
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noun(clo-ver)a European clover (Trifolium pratense) that has globose heads of reddish-purple flowers, is widely cultivated as a hay, forage, and cover crop, and is naturalized in the U.S.
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noun(clo-ver)any of a genus (Melilotus) of Old World legumes that have trifoliolate leaves and are widely grown for soil improvement or hay