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clover

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  clover 
  n  :  a  plant  of  the  genus  Trifolium  [syn:  {trefoil}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Clover,  SC  (town,  FIPS  15355) 
  Location:  35.11206  N,  81.22705  W 
  Population  (1990):  3422  (1414  housing  units) 
  Area:  5.1  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Clover,  VA  (town,  FIPS  17632) 
  Location:  36.83389  N,  78.73389  W 
  Population  (1990):  198  (100  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.8  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  24534 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  Clover 
 
    A  {protocoll}  similar  to  {packet 
  radio}  or  {AMTOR}. 
 
  (1995-03-03)




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