white clover

white clo·ver

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hwahyt, wahyt kloh-ver]
- /ʰwaɪt, waɪt ˈkloʊ vər/
- /waɪt ˈkləʊ.vər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwahyt, wahyt kloh-ver]
- /ʰwaɪt, waɪt ˈkloʊ vər/

Definitions of white clover words

noun white clover a clover, Trifolium repens, having white flowers, common in pastures and meadows. 1
noun white clover a Eurasian clover plant, Trifolium repens, with rounded white flower heads: cultivated as a forage plant 0
noun white clover a creeping species of clover (Trifolium repens) with white flower clusters, common in lawns 0
noun white clover a species of clover, Trifolium repens, native to much of Europe, North Africa and parts of Asia and introduced elsewhere as a pasture crop. 0

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Origin of white clover

First appearance:

before 1100

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1100; Middle English; Old English

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Parts of speech for White clover

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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white clover popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% 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.

white clover usage trend in Literature

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