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clover

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clover
—clovered, adj. —clovery, adj.
/kloh"veuhr/, n., pl. clovers, (esp. collectively) clover.
1. any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
2. any of various plants of allied genera, as melilot.
3. in clover, enjoying luxury or comfort; wealthy or well-off: They struggled to make their fortune, and now they're in clover.
[bef. 900; ME clovere, OE clafre; akin to G Klee]

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Any legume of the genus Trifolium, composed of 300 or more annual and perennial species, found in most temperate and subtropical regions.

The alternate, compound leaves usually have three toothed leaflets. The very small, fragrant flowers are crowded into dense heads. Clovers are highly palatable to livestock and high in protein, phosphorus, and calcium, thus providing valuable nourishment in the form of hay, pasture, and silage. They also improve and conserve soil by adding nitrogen and increasing the availability of other nutrients for crops that follow. The most important agricultural species are red clover (T. pratense), white clover (T. repens), and alsike clover (T. hybridum).

Clover (Trifolium)

Ken Brate
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▪ plant
 any member of the genus Trifolium, of the pea family (Fabaceae), comprising 300 or more annual and perennial species, occurring in most temperate and subtropical regions (except Southeast Asia and Australia). The alternate leaves are compound, usually with three toothed leaflets. The very small, fragrant flowers are crowded into dense heads, or spikes. The small, dry fruit usually contains one or two seeds. Cultivated species of clover originated in the Old World but have become naturalized worldwide in temperate regions.

      Clover is highly palatable to livestock and is high in protein, phosphorus, and calcium, thus providing valuable nourishment in either the green or the dry stage. In addition to their principal value as animal feed in the form of hay, pasture, and silage, the clovers are valuable soil-improving and soil-conserving plants. Clover adds about 55–170 kg per hectare (about 50–150 pounds per acre) of nitrogen to the soil and increases availability of other nutrients for following crops.

      The most important agricultural species are red clover (T. pratense), white clover (T. repens), and alsike clover (T. hybridum). Red clover, a biennial, or short-lived perennial, bears an oval, purplish flower head about 2.5 cm (1 inch) in diameter. White clover, a low, creeping perennial, is often used in lawn-grass mixtures and bears a white flower head often tinged with pink. Alsike clover, a perennial species sometimes called Swedish clover, or Alsatian clover, bears globular, rosy-pink flower heads.

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