red clover
noun
: a European clover (Trifolium pratense) that has globose heads of reddish-purple flowers, is widely cultivated as a hay, forage, and cover crop, and is naturalized in the U.S.
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Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 4 Aug. 2025
Initially welcomed as a new business by the struggling city, Baker touted his secret elixir involving corn silk, red clover, watermelon seeds, carbolic acid and alcohol.
—Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 5 May 2025
The white and red clover have come in without seeding, and the perennial grasses grow thicker and darker green.
—Helen Whybrow
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
More colorful options like crimson clover or red clover can be interesting to grow around fruit trees too.
4.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2025
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“Red clover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20clover. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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