資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Clover \Clo"ver\ (kl[=o]"v[~e]r), n. [OE. claver, clover, AS.
cl[=ae]fre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee,
Sw. kl["o]fver.] (Bot.)
A plant of different species of the genus {Trifolium}; as the
common red clover, {T. pratense}, the white, {T. repens}, and
the hare's foot, {T. arvense}.
{Clover weevil} (Zo["o]l.) a small weevil ({Apion apricans}),
that destroys the seeds of clover.
{Clover worm} (Zo["o]l.), 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}.