Meaning & use

clover

noun·Everyday

A small plant with three round leaflets, often grown as fodder for livestock.

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The field was covered in white clover buzzing with bees all summer.

She searched the lawn for hours, hoping to find a four-leaf clover.

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The idiom in clover means living in comfort or luxury, drawn from the idea of livestock thriving in clover fields.

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