Synonyms for
Clover
Definition
a plant with three-lobed leaves and round flower heads that are usually purple or white
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- four-leaf clover
- lucky clover
- red clover
- white clover
- field of clover
- clover patch
- clover honey
Word family
Usage note
Primarily used as a noun referring to the plant, or metaphorically for good luck, especially the four-leaf variety. 'Clovered' is a less common adjective meaning covered in clover.
Example sentences
- I picked a clover and put it in my pocket.
- The clover in the field is so pretty.
- The bee buzzed around the clover.
- We made clover chains and wore them as necklaces.
- The cows ate the clover in the pasture.
Quotes
"When God made the world, he must have put a clover in just for luck." - Irish proverb
"One leaf is for hope, and one is for faith, and one is for love, you know, and God put another in for luck." - Irish saying
"The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." - Benjamin Franklin, who used the clover as a symbol of faith in his Poor Richard's Almanack