释义 |
clover /ˈkləʊvə /noun [mass noun]A herbaceous plant of the pea family, with dense globular flower heads and leaves which are typically three-lobed. It is an important fodder and rotational crop.- Genus Trifolium, family Leguminosae: many species.
To attract these flies, plant some dill, parsley and sweet clover in your garden....- We found it quite quickly, a patch of grass with yellow gorse bushes dotted here and there around, blue vetch and clover, bright red Herb Robert.
- Cover crops included crimson clover, generally planted in the off-season to protect the soil.
PhrasesOriginOld English clāfre, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch klaver and German Klee. RhymesCanova, Casanova, Dover, drover, Grsbover, Jehovah, left-over, Markova, Moldova, moreover, Navrátilová, nova, ova, over, Pavlova, rover, trover, up-and-over |