Clover

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkləʊ.vÉ™(ɹ)/
• US IPA: /ˈkloÊŠ.vÉš/
• Rhymes: -əʊvÉ™(r)

Origin

Middle English clovere, claver, from Old English clāfre, earlier clǣfre, from Proto-Germanic *klaibrǭ (compare Saterland Frisian Kleeuwer, Dutch klaver, dialectal Low German Kleeber, Kleewer), enlargement of *klaiwaz (compare Plautdietsch Kjlee, German Klee), from Proto-Indo-European *glei- ("to stick") (compare Old Church Slavonic (glěvŭ, "slime"), Ancient Greek γλοιός (gloiós, "glue, tar")). More at cleave, clay.

Full definition of clover

Noun

1. (botany) A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.

Derived terms

Hyponyms

• shamrock
• trefoil

Anagrams

• velcro, Velcro