SINCE 1828
Japanese clover
noun
variants:
or less commonly
Japan clover
Definition of Japanese clover
: an annual Asian lespedeza (Lespedeza striata synonym Kummerowia striata) that has compound leaves with three oblong leaflets and is sometimes used as a forage, soil-improving, and pasture crop especially in the southeastern U.S.
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