clover

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkləʊvər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkloʊvɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(klōvər)

Inflections of 'clover' (n):
clovers
npl (All usages)
clover
npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "The field was covered in clover.")

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
clo•ver /ˈkloʊvɚ/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -vers, (esp. when thought of as a group) -ver. 
  1. Plant Biologya plant of the legume family, having three leaves joined together: [countable]looking for a rare four-leaf clover to bring good luck.[uncountable]cattle eating clover in the pasture.
Idioms
  1. Idioms in clover, [uncountable] living a life of prosperity and comfort.

clo•vered, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
clo•ver  (klōvər),USA pronunciation n., pl. -vers, (esp. collectively) -ver. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
  2. Plant Biologyany of various plants of allied genera, as melilot.
  3. Idioms in clover, enjoying luxury or comfort;
    wealthy or well-off:They struggled to make their fortune, and now they're in clover.
  • bef. 900; Middle English clovere, Old English clāfre; akin to German Klee
clovered, adj. 
clover•y, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
clover /ˈkləʊvə/, clovergrass /ˈkləʊvəˌɡrɑːs/ n
  1. any plant of the leguminous genus Trifolium, having trifoliate leaves and dense flower heads. Many species, such as red clover, white clover, and alsike, are grown as forage plants
  2. any of various similar or related plants
  3. in cloverinformal in a state of ease or luxury
Etymology: Old English clāfre; related to Old High German klēo, Middle Low German klēver, Dutch klāver
'clover' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: a [red, crimson, white] clover, [found, came across] a four-leaf clover, a lucky four-leaf clover, more...

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