red clover

Noun

Meaning

erect to decumbent short-lived perennial having red-purple to pink flowers; the most commonly grown forage clover

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

trifolium pratense purple clover alfalfa fenugreek fescue motherwort sainfoin lespedeza blue cohosh black cohosh ashwagandha crimson clover black medic alsike clover hop clover

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Hypernyms

clover trefoil

Examples

Researchers did not measure how much of red clover biomass N was taken up from the soil and how much was fixed, but other studies found that about 75% of N in undersown red clover was from N fixation. Source: Internet

Does any one say that the red clover has no reproductive system because the humble bee and the humble bee only must aid and abet it before it can reproduce? Source: Internet

The two breeding groups—the six “northerners” and the two Brazilians—were placed in a fenced-in, outside enclosure measuring about 500 square feet, which was growing with dandelions, red clover and various flowering weeds. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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