| Clover | 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, Trifolium pratense, the white, Trifolium repens, and the hare's foot, Trifolium arvense. [ 1913 Webster ] Clover weevil (Zool.) a small weevil (Apion apricans), that destroys the seeds of clover. -- Clover worm (Zool.), 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| cloverleaf | n. a highway interchange between two roads in which the connecting road pattern resembles a four-leaf clover, and which allows moving from one road to another without left-hand turns. One road passes over the other, and the exit from one highway and entrance into the second highway proceeds from the right-hand lane in all directions. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ] |