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owl's-clover in American English (ˈaʊlzˌkloʊvər) US noun any of a genus (Orthocarpus) of plants of the figwort family of W North and South America; esp., a California species (O. purpurascens) with red or purple upper leaves owl's clover in American Englishnounany of several western American plants belonging to the genus Orthocarpus, of the figwort family, having dense spikes of flowers in a variety of colors with conspicuous bracts Word origin [1895–1900, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backstage, freewheel, hit-and-run, neon, slapstickDefinition of 'owl's-clover' |