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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For chemical control use a 3-way herbicide containing 2, 4-D as the main active ingredient to control broadleaf weeds like clover, henbit, and chickweed.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Growing flowering herbs, annuals, perennials, and cover crops such as clover beneath apple trees attracts pollinators and helps apple trees fruit better.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
The drink tastes like clover and hot chile.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Biologist Moncef Mrabet led a trial in which a fava bean endophyte bested a commercial fungicide in protecting potatoes from disease, and other trials have focused on bananas, clover, lettuce, and other crops.
—Anna Marija Helt, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Growing flowering herbs, annuals, perennials, and cover crops such as clover beneath apple trees attracts pollinators and helps apple trees fruit better.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
The drink tastes like clover and hot chile.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Biologist Moncef Mrabet led a trial in which a fava bean endophyte bested a commercial fungicide in protecting potatoes from disease, and other trials have focused on bananas, clover, lettuce, and other crops.
—Anna Marija Helt, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2025
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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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