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   Clover (klōˈvẽr), n. [OE. claver, clover, AS. clǣfre; 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.
   
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   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.
   
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