1
: any of a genus (Trifolium) of low leguminous herbs having trifoliolate leaves and flowers in dense heads and including many that are valuable for forage and attractive to bees
2
: any of various related plants (as of the genera Melilotus, Lespedeza, or Medicago) of the legume family
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Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Replanting extra clover seeds every 2–3 years helps clover fill in and should create a more lush lawn look over time.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026
This can be as easy as replacing non-native grass with clover, which requires less water and can stabilize soil nitrogen levels, or mowing your lawn every two weeks instead of every week, which, as urban ecology expert Susannah Lerman found, increases lawn flowers which attract pollinators.
—Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 14 May 2026
McCurdy explains that clover is a legume.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
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clover
noun
clo·ver
ˈklō-vər 
: any of a genus of herbs of the legume family that have leaves with three leaflets and flowers in dense heads and that include many plants valuable for forage and as a source of nectar for bees
also
: any of various related plants
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