单词 | trefoil |
释义 | trefoil n. & adj. --n   1. any leguminous plant of the genus Trifolium, with leaves of three leaflets and flowers of various colours, esp. clover.   2. any plant with similar leaves.   3. a three-lobed ornamentation, esp. in tracery windows.   4. a thing arranged in or with three lobes. --adj of or concerning a three-lobed plant, window tracery, etc. Derivatives trefoiled adj. (also in comb.). Etymology: ME f. AF trifoil f. L trifolium (as TRI-, folium leaf) |
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