Definition of clover in English:
clover
noun ˈkləʊvəˈkloʊvər
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.
三叶草，苜蓿Genus Trifolium, family Leguminosae: many species
- Cover crops included crimson clover, generally planted in the off-season to protect the soil.
- As for clover, why not leave this attractive plant and good luck charm alone?
- He was pleased to find both yarrow and clover blossoms in the field.
- Cover crops containing clover and other legumes should also be monitored carefully as they might add excessive nitrogen to the vineyard soil.
- Jean's honey is mainly produced from the nectar of clover, alfalfa and fireweed.
- They had planted some basil and clover, which would hopefully grow pretty fast.
- Butterflies and bogflies flutter above and around trefoils, daisies, clovers, sea-pinks and orchids.
- There are sprinklings of yellow and white from buttercups and clover, and dock weeds tower above the lot.
- 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.
- Much of the honey on sale in most countries is from clover and similar field crops.
- To attract these flies, plant some dill, parsley and sweet clover in your garden.
- A four-course rotation was adopted based on turnips, clover, barley, and wheat.
- Creeping perennials, like clover or bracken, seem to move around in the environment.
- The image is framed by a garland of wheat, clover, and flax flowers.
- The plants sprouting now include grasses, clovers, dandelions, several types of thistle, mustards, and small composites.
- Legumes, like clover, are very efficient at breaking down rock phosphate into more available forms.
- The organic farmer relies on the use of crop rotations, animal manure, clover and low stocking rates.
- First the air filled with the smells of clover, wet grass, and honeysuckle.
- Leguminous plants such as clover evolved in parallel with legions of bacteria that live in their root nodules.
- They use compost and cover crops like crimson clover and mustard to replenish the soil.
Phrases
in clover
In ease and luxury.
生活安逸奢华，养尊处优we'll be in clover down there, lying around in the sun and fishing on the lakefood retailers are in clover- How hard do these people have to ‘work’ to keep themselves in clover?
- The soft play area keeps the kids in clover and the food is superb.
- It keeps many thousands of people in work and a few of the well-placed in clover.
- ‘If this figure was reached we would be in clover,’ he states.
- The numbers tell us that the possibility of a well-funded pension capable of keeping a person in clover from early retirement is highly unlikely.
- This will keep you in clover for some time to come.
- They want to be ruled by ‘strong leaders’ who will ‘do whatever it takes’ to protect them from harm and keep them in clover.
- For its die-hard players the lottery has become a form of soft addiction - a weekly stab at a life in clover that is just too tempting to resist.
- By contrast, many women find themselves in clover financially when their love life disintegrates.
- As long as the price of the stock stays above what you paid for it, you're rolling in clover.
- This means that one-off innovations are not enough to keep a company or country in clover.
thriving, doing well, prospering, buoyant, expanding, flourishing, successful, strong, vigorous, productive, profitable, booming, burgeoning, fruitful, roaring, golden, palmy
Origin
Old English clāfre, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch klaver and German Klee.
Rhymes
Canova, Casanova, Dover, drover, Grsbover, Jehovah, left-over, Markova, Moldova, moreover, Navrátilová, nova, ova, over, Pavlova, rover, trover, up-and-over
Definition of clover in US English:
clover
nounˈkloʊvərˈklōvər
A herbaceous plant of the pea family that has dense, globular flower heads, and leaves that are typically three-lobed. It is an important and widely grown fodder and rotational crop.
三叶草，苜蓿Genus Trifolium, family Leguminosae: many species, in particular red clover (T. pratense) and the creeping white clover (T. repens)
- They use compost and cover crops like crimson clover and mustard to replenish the soil.
- Butterflies and bogflies flutter above and around trefoils, daisies, clovers, sea-pinks and orchids.
- 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.
- They had planted some basil and clover, which would hopefully grow pretty fast.
- The image is framed by a garland of wheat, clover, and flax flowers.
- There are sprinklings of yellow and white from buttercups and clover, and dock weeds tower above the lot.
- Cover crops included crimson clover, generally planted in the off-season to protect the soil.
- Cover crops containing clover and other legumes should also be monitored carefully as they might add excessive nitrogen to the vineyard soil.
- To attract these flies, plant some dill, parsley and sweet clover in your garden.
- A four-course rotation was adopted based on turnips, clover, barley, and wheat.
- He was pleased to find both yarrow and clover blossoms in the field.
- Jean's honey is mainly produced from the nectar of clover, alfalfa and fireweed.
- The organic farmer relies on the use of crop rotations, animal manure, clover and low stocking rates.
- Much of the honey on sale in most countries is from clover and similar field crops.
- As for clover, why not leave this attractive plant and good luck charm alone?
- The plants sprouting now include grasses, clovers, dandelions, several types of thistle, mustards, and small composites.
- Legumes, like clover, are very efficient at breaking down rock phosphate into more available forms.
- Leguminous plants such as clover evolved in parallel with legions of bacteria that live in their root nodules.
- Creeping perennials, like clover or bracken, seem to move around in the environment.
- First the air filled with the smells of clover, wet grass, and honeysuckle.
Phrases
in clover
In ease and luxury.
生活安逸奢华，养尊处优we'll be in clover down there, lying around in the sun and fishing on the lake- ‘If this figure was reached we would be in clover,’ he states.
- As long as the price of the stock stays above what you paid for it, you're rolling in clover.
- The numbers tell us that the possibility of a well-funded pension capable of keeping a person in clover from early retirement is highly unlikely.
- How hard do these people have to ‘work’ to keep themselves in clover?
- This will keep you in clover for some time to come.
- By contrast, many women find themselves in clover financially when their love life disintegrates.
- They want to be ruled by ‘strong leaders’ who will ‘do whatever it takes’ to protect them from harm and keep them in clover.
- The soft play area keeps the kids in clover and the food is superb.
- This means that one-off innovations are not enough to keep a company or country in clover.
- For its die-hard players the lottery has become a form of soft addiction - a weekly stab at a life in clover that is just too tempting to resist.
- It keeps many thousands of people in work and a few of the well-placed in clover.
thriving, doing well, prospering, buoyant, expanding, flourishing, successful, strong, vigorous, productive, profitable, booming, burgeoning, fruitful, roaring, golden, palmy
Origin
Old English clāfre, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch klaver and German Klee.