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Added 9 October 2026

clover

/ˈkləʊ.və(ɹ)/ noun

In Latin: trifolium, cytisus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about clover at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.
The second Lenormand card, representing hope, optimism and short-term luck.

Origin

From Middle English clovere, claver, from Old English clāfre, earlier clǣfre, from Proto-West Germanic *klaibrā. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Kleeuwer, Low German Klaver, Klever, Dutch klaver, all “clover”. More distantly also related with German Klee.

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