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noun
a clover, Trifolium pratense, having red flowers, grown for forage: the state flower of Vermont.
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Origin of red clover
before 900; Old English (not recorded in ME)
Words nearby red clover
red cent, Red Chamber, Red China, red clay, Redcloud Peak, red clover, red cluster pepper, redcoat, red cod, red coral, red corpuscle
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British Dictionary definitions for red clover
red clover
noun
a leguminous plant, Trifolium pratense, native to Europe and Asia, frequently planted as a forage crop. It has fragrant red flowers and three-lobed compound leaves
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