red clover

red clo·ver

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [red kloh-ver]
- /rɛd ˈkloʊ vər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [red kloh-ver]
- /rɛd ˈkloʊ vər/

Definitions of red clover words

noun red clover a clover, Trifolium pratense, having red flowers, grown for forage: the state flower of Vermont. 1
noun red clover 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 0
noun red clover a kind of clover (Trifolium pratense) with flowers in reddish, ball-shaped heads, grown for fodder and forage 0

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Origin of red clover

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Old English (not recorded in ME)

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Parts of speech for Red clover

noun

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adverb

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red clover popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

red clover usage trend in Literature

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