four-leaf clover
noun
: a clover with four leaves instead of three
It's good luck to find a four-leaf clover.
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One plant that looks nice now and works more permanently is the oxalis tetraphyla, or four-leaf clover.
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Becky Wern, Florida Times-Union, 7 Mar. 2026
Skin tints are a dime a dozen, but successful ones crop up with the rarity of a four-leaf clover.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 2 Mar. 2026
Clovers typically have three leaves, but a rare mutation occasionally produces a fourth, and so the elusive four-leaf clover has long been associated with good luck and happiness in Celtic cultures.
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Wojcicki told a reporter from the Times that Barry Diller was unable to roll his tongue whereas his fellow-guest Anderson Cooper could make a four-leaf clover with his.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
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Becky Wern, Florida Times-Union, 7 Mar. 2026
Skin tints are a dime a dozen, but successful ones crop up with the rarity of a four-leaf clover.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 2 Mar. 2026
Clovers typically have three leaves, but a rare mutation occasionally produces a fourth, and so the elusive four-leaf clover has long been associated with good luck and happiness in Celtic cultures.
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Wojcicki told a reporter from the Times that Barry Diller was unable to roll his tongue whereas his fellow-guest Anderson Cooper could make a four-leaf clover with his.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Four-leaf clover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-leaf%20clover. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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