Clover
noun
A small plant with three, or usually four, leaves, often found in lawns and pastures. It's considered to be a sign of good luck if one finds a four-leaf clover.
He found a four-leaf clover in the garden, he hopes for good luck.
Often appears as...
- four-leaf clover
- clover leaf
noun
Clover is also a type of fodder plant, used as food for livestock because it is high in protein and other nutrients.
The farmer planted clover to feed his cows in the winter.
Often appears as...
- clover crop
- red clover
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A small plant with three, or usually four, leaves, often found in lawns and pastures. It's considered to be a sign of good luck if one finds a four-leaf clover.
He found a four-leaf clover in the garden, he hopes for good luck.
Often appears as...
- four-leaf clover
- clover leaf
noun
Clover is also a type of fodder plant, used as food for livestock because it is high in protein and other nutrients.
The farmer planted clover to feed his cows in the winter.
Often appears as...
- clover crop
- red clover
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Good Luck Charm
Finding a four-leaf clover is considered lucky in many cultures, which can be used metaphorically.
She's my four-leaf clover, bringing good fortune in my life.
Pro Tip 2/3Idiomatic Usage
The phrase 'in clover' means living a life of ease, comfort, or prosperity.
Since he won the lottery, he's been in clover.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Context
'Clover' is commonly used in casual and informal conversations, particularly when discussing nature or luck.
Let's look for a clover, it might be our lucky day!
Pro Tip 1/3Good Luck Charm
Finding a four-leaf clover is considered lucky in many cultures, which can be used metaphorically.
She's my four-leaf clover, bringing good fortune in my life.
Pro Tip 2/3Idiomatic Usage
The phrase 'in clover' means living a life of ease, comfort, or prosperity.
Since he won the lottery, he's been in clover.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Context
'Clover' is commonly used in casual and informal conversations, particularly when discussing nature or luck.
Let's look for a clover, it might be our lucky day!
Pro Tip 1/3Good Luck Charm
Finding a four-leaf clover is considered lucky in many cultures, which can be used metaphorically.
She's my four-leaf clover, bringing good fortune in my life.
Pro Tip 2/3Idiomatic Usage
The phrase 'in clover' means living a life of ease, comfort, or prosperity.
Since he won the lottery, he's been in clover.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Context
'Clover' is commonly used in casual and informal conversations, particularly when discussing nature or luck.
Let's look for a clover, it might be our lucky day!
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Video examples
Marla Spivak: Why bees...
We're down to about two million hives of bees, we think. And the reason is, after World War II, we changed our farming practices. We stopped planting cover crops. We stopped planting clover and alfalfa, which are natural fertilizers that fix nitrogen in the soil,
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How to Make Fresh...
getting in the winter our fresh vegetables one solution to that is to make sprouts here I have a whole bunch of clover seeds just take couple tablespoons of sprouts and put them into a clean jar next thing I'm gonna do is pour some water in and I'm just gonna
Video examples
Marla Spivak: Why bees...
We're down to about two million hives of bees, we think. And the reason is, after World War II, we changed our farming practices. We stopped planting cover crops. We stopped planting clover and alfalfa, which are natural fertilizers that fix nitrogen in the soil,
Video examples
How to Make Fresh...
getting in the winter our fresh vegetables one solution to that is to make sprouts here I have a whole bunch of clover seeds just take couple tablespoons of sprouts and put them into a clean jar next thing I'm gonna do is pour some water in and I'm just gonna
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Julie Klausner
American Author
I think of basset hounds whenever I turn on my computer because I have photos of them. And if I'm lucky, and I see one on the street, I know it's going to be a good day. They really are like a four-leaf clover.
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Alysia Reiner
American Actress
I think, when I was little, I was a little obsessed with anything that provided luck: Buddhas, 4-leaf clovers, heads-up pennies, even - gasp - a rabbit foot - which actually kind of disgusts me now.
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Jandy Nelson
American Writer
I am insanely superstitious. All the woman in my family are, beginning with my grandmother, who would leave red ribbons under the beds and taught us how to find four-leaf clovers.
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Natalie Imbruglia
Australian Musician
I've always been drawn to the four-leaf clover. It's deeply significant to my sister and me, so much so that we both have had it tattooed on the inside of our wrists.
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Conor Oberst
American Musician
Now I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers and laid entwined together on a bed of clover and left there to sleep, left there to dream of their happiness.
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Emily Dickinson
American Poet
To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee, One clover, and a bee, And revery. The revery alone will do, If bees are few.
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Helen Baxendale
English Actress
If I'm on a beach I'm the one to find the ammonite, or in a field I'll find the four-leaf clover.
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Bertolt Brecht
German Poet
What a miserable thing life is: you're living in clover, only the clover isn't good enough.
Quote examples
Julie Klausner
American Author
I think of basset hounds whenever I turn on my computer because I have photos of them. And if I'm lucky, and I see one on the street, I know it's going to be a good day. They really are like a four-leaf clover.
Quote examples
Alysia Reiner
American Actress
I think, when I was little, I was a little obsessed with anything that provided luck: Buddhas, 4-leaf clovers, heads-up pennies, even - gasp - a rabbit foot - which actually kind of disgusts me now.
Quote examples
Jandy Nelson
American Writer
I am insanely superstitious. All the woman in my family are, beginning with my grandmother, who would leave red ribbons under the beds and taught us how to find four-leaf clovers.
Quote examples
Natalie Imbruglia
Australian Musician
I've always been drawn to the four-leaf clover. It's deeply significant to my sister and me, so much so that we both have had it tattooed on the inside of our wrists.
Quote examples
Conor Oberst
American Musician
Now I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers and laid entwined together on a bed of clover and left there to sleep, left there to dream of their happiness.
Quote examples
Emily Dickinson
American Poet
To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee, One clover, and a bee, And revery. The revery alone will do, If bees are few.
Quote examples
Helen Baxendale
English Actress
If I'm on a beach I'm the one to find the ammonite, or in a field I'll find the four-leaf clover.
Quote examples
Bertolt Brecht
German Poet
What a miserable thing life is: you're living in clover, only the clover isn't good enough.
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