(n)southern European annual with spiky heads of crimson flower; extensively cultivated in United States for forage, Syn.Italian clover, Trifolium incarnatum
(n)erect to decumbent short-lived perennial having red-purple to pink flowers; the most commonly grown forage clover, Syn.purple clover, Trifolium pratense
(n)creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage, Syn.Trifolium repens, shamrock, dutch clover
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‖n. [ L., clover. ] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous herbs with densely spiked flowers and usually trifoliate leaves; trefoil. There are many species, all of which are called clover. See Clover. [ 1913 Webster ]