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clover

[kloh-ver] / ˈkloʊ vər /










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Also blooming now: goldfields, purple grape soda lupine and owl’s clover.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

He also had a tattoo on his right arm which said "nan", along with a clover and the colours of the Irish flag.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

After her father found a four-leaf clover, he taped it to a piece of paper and gave it to her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

Legumes such as peas, beans, and clover allow specialized bacteria to enter their roots.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 9, 2025

I found another four-leaf clover and a penny in a parking lot, and one time we drove across the state line into Tennessee, which is good for wishing if you clap three times first.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

Anyone stuck in a knotted snarl of interstate clovers knows that GPS is both important and imperfect.

From Slate ● Dec. 1, 2024

Although the strands are brown and parched, tiny sprinkles of weeds and clovers blend in with the decaying grass and present an illusion of a semi-green lawn.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2023

There's the thistle, the national flower of Scotland; clovers, a symbol of Northern Ireland; yellow daffodils, the national flower of Wales; and the Tudor Rose, the national flower of England.

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2023

Wins have been elusive for many Emerald Isle-connected films over the past few decades, but like four-leaf clovers, they do exist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2023

Then I recognize the charms: three pieces of ruby red sea glass, two four-leaf clovers in plastic, and a handful of sand-dollar birds, all strung together with black ratty leather.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson


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