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clover

clo.ver \'klo--v*r\ n [ME, fr. OE cla-fre; akin to OHG kle-o clover] : any 
   of a genus (Trifolium) of low leguminous herbs having trifolio late leaves 
   and flowers in dense heads and including many valuable forage and bee 
   plants; also : any of various other leguminous plants (as of the genera 
   Melilotus, Lespedeza, or Medicago)