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clover
(encz)
clover,jetel
Clover
(gcide)
Clover \Clo"ver\ (kl[=o]"v[~e]r), n. [OE. claver, clover, AS.
cl[=ae]fre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee,
Sw. kl["o]fver.] (Bot.)
A plant of different species of the genus Trifolium; as the
common red clover, Trifolium pratense, the white,
Trifolium repens, and the hare's foot, Trifolium arvense.
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Clover weevil (Zool.) a small weevil (Apion apricans),
that destroys the seeds of clover.

Clover worm (Zool.), the larva of a small moth ({Asopia
costalis}), often very destructive to clover hay.

In clover, in very pleasant circumstances; fortunate.
[Colloq.]

Sweet clover. See Meliot.
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clover
(wn)
clover
n 1: a plant of the genus Trifolium [syn: clover, trefoil]
clover
(foldoc)
Clover

A protocoll similar to {packet
radio} or AMTOR.

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holy clover
(encz)
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(encz)
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Italian clover,
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jap clover, n:
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(encz)
japan clover, n:
japanese clover
(encz)
japanese clover, n:
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musk clover, n:
nonesuch clover
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nonesuch clover, n:
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pin clover, n:
purple clover
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purple clover, n:
red clover
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stinking clover
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stinking clover, n:
sweet clover
(encz)
sweet clover, n:
water clover
(encz)
water clover, n:
white clover
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white clover, n:
white sweet clover
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white sweet clover, n:
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Buffalo clover
(gcide)
Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. Buffaloes. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See Cow the animal, and cf.
Buff the color, and Bubale.]
1. (Zool.) A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus
(Bubalus bubalus), originally from India, but now found
in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent.
It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is
fond of marshy places and rivers.
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2. (Zool.) A very large and savage species of the same genus
(Syncerus Caffer syn. Bubalus Caffer) found in South
Africa; -- called also Cape buffalo.
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3. (Zool.) Any species of wild ox.
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4. (Zool.) The bison of North America.
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5. A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below.
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6. (Zool.) The buffalo fish. See Buffalofish, below.
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Buffalo berry (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
(Sherherdia argentea) with acid edible red berries.

Buffalo bird (Zool.), an African bird of the genus
Buphaga, of two species. These birds perch upon
buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.

Buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. See under Carpet.

Buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
fuel. [U.S.]

Buffalo clover (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
reflexum} and Trifoliumsoloniferum) found in the ancient
grazing grounds of the American bison.

Buffalo cod (Zool.), a large, edible, marine fish
(Ophiodon elongatus) of the northern Pacific coast; --
called also blue cod, and cultus cod.

Buffalo fly, or Buffalo gnat (Zool.), a small dipterous
insect of the genus Simulium, allied to the black fly of
the North. It is often extremely abundant in the lower
part of the Mississippi valley and does great injury to
domestic animals, often killing large numbers of cattle
and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a species with
similar habits.

Buffalo grass (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
(Buchlo["e] dactyloides), from two to four inches high,
covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
feed. [U.S.]

Buffalo nut (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
American shrub (Pyrularia oleifera); also, the shrub
itself; oilnut.

Buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of North America,
prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
sleighs.
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Clover weevil
(gcide)
Clover \Clo"ver\ (kl[=o]"v[~e]r), n. [OE. claver, clover, AS.
cl[=ae]fre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee,
Sw. kl["o]fver.] (Bot.)
A plant of different species of the genus Trifolium; as the
common red clover, Trifolium pratense, the white,
Trifolium repens, and the hare's foot, Trifolium arvense.
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Clover weevil (Zool.) a small weevil (Apion apricans),
that destroys the seeds of clover.

Clover worm (Zool.), the larva of a small moth ({Asopia
costalis}), often very destructive to clover hay.

In clover, in very pleasant circumstances; fortunate.
[Colloq.]

Sweet clover. See Meliot.
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Clover worm
(gcide)
Clover \Clo"ver\ (kl[=o]"v[~e]r), n. [OE. claver, clover, AS.
cl[=ae]fre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee,
Sw. kl["o]fver.] (Bot.)
A plant of different species of the genus Trifolium; as the
common red clover, Trifolium pratense, the white,
Trifolium repens, and the hare's foot, Trifolium arvense.
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Clover weevil (Zool.) a small weevil (Apion apricans),
that destroys the seeds of clover.

Clover worm (Zool.), the larva of a small moth ({Asopia
costalis}), often very destructive to clover hay.

In clover, in very pleasant circumstances; fortunate.
[Colloq.]

Sweet clover. See Meliot.
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Clovered
(gcide)
Clovered \Clo"vered\, a.
Covered with growing clover.
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Flocks thick nibbling through the clovered vale.
--Thomson.
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cloverleaf
(gcide)
Interchange \In`ter*change"\, n. [Cf. OF. entrechange.]
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1. The act of mutually changing; the act of mutually giving
and receiving; exchange; as, the interchange of civilities
between two persons. "Interchange of kindnesses." --South.
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2. The mutual exchange of commodities between two persons or
countries; barter; commerce. --Howell.
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3. Alternate succession; alternation; a mingling.
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The interchanges of light and darkness. --Holder.
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Sweet interchange
Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.
--Milton.
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4. An intersection between highways, having two or more
levels and a series of connecting roadways so that traffic
on one highway may pass over or under the other highway
without crossing through the line of traffic, and vehicles
may pass from one highway to the other while traffic on
both highways continues uninterrupted. A common
interchange is the cloverleaf.
[PJC]cloverleaf \cloverleaf\ n.
a highway interchange between two roads in which the
connecting road pattern resembles a four-leaf clover, and
which allows moving from one road to another without
left-hand turns. One road passes over the other, and the exit
from one highway and entrance into the second highway
proceeds from the right-hand lane in all directions.
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cloveroot
(gcide)
cloveroot \cloveroot\ n.
a hairy Eurasian plant (Geum urbanum) with small yellow
flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally.

Syn: herb bennet, wood avens, Geum urbanum.
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Dutch clover
(gcide)
Dutch \Dutch\, a. [D. duitsch German; or G. deutsch, orig.,
popular, national, OD. dietsc, MHG. diutsch, tiutsch, OHG.
diutisk, fr. diot, diota, a people, a nation; akin to AS.
pe['o]d, OS. thiod, thioda, Goth. piuda; cf. Lith. tauta
land, OIr. tuath people, Oscan touto. The English have
applied the name especially to the Germanic people living
nearest them, the Hollanders. Cf. Derrick, Teutonic.]
Pertaining to Holland, or to its inhabitants.
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Dutch auction. See under Auction.

Dutch cheese, a small, pound, hard cheese, made from skim
milk.

Dutch clinker, a kind of brick made in Holland. It is
yellowish, very hard, and long and narrow in shape.

Dutch clover (Bot.), common white clover ({Trifolium
repens}), the seed of which was largely imported into
England from Holland.

Dutch concert, a so-called concert in which all the singers
sing at the same time different songs. [Slang]

Dutch courage, the courage of partial intoxication. [Slang]
--Marryat.

Dutch door, a door divided into two parts, horizontally, so
arranged that the lower part can be shut and fastened,
while the upper part remains open.

Dutch foil, Dutch leaf, or Dutch gold, a kind of brass
rich in copper, rolled or beaten into thin sheets, used in
Holland to ornament toys and paper; -- called also {Dutch
mineral}, Dutch metal, brass foil, and bronze leaf.


Dutch liquid (Chem.), a thin, colorless, volatile liquid,
C2H4Cl2, of a sweetish taste and a pleasant ethereal
odor, produced by the union of chlorine and ethylene or
olefiant gas; -- called also Dutch oil. It is so called
because discovered (in 1795) by an association of four
Hollandish chemists. See Ethylene, and Olefiant.

Dutch oven, a tin screen for baking before an open fire or
kitchen range; also, in the United States, a shallow iron
kettle for baking, with a cover to hold burning coals.

Dutch pink, chalk, or whiting dyed yellow, and used in
distemper, and for paper staining. etc. --Weale.

Dutch rush (Bot.), a species of horsetail rush or
Equisetum (Equisetum hyemale) having a rough,
siliceous surface, and used for scouring and polishing; --
called also scouring rush, and shave grass. See
Equisetum.

Dutch tile, a glazed and painted ornamental tile, formerly
much exported, and used in the jambs of chimneys and the
like.
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Note: Dutch was formerly used for German.
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Germany is slandered to have sent none to this
war [the Crusades] at this first voyage; and that
other pilgrims, passing through that country,
were mocked by the Dutch, and called fools for
their pains. --Fuller.
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Egyptian clover
(gcide)
Berseem \Ber*seem"\, n. [Ar. bersh[imac]m clover.]
An Egyptian clover (Trifolium alexandrinum) extensively
cultivated as a forage plant and soil-renewing crop in the
alkaline soils of the Nile valley, and now introduced into
the southwestern United States. It is more succulent than
other clovers or than alfalfa. Called also Egyptian clover.
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Harefoot clover
(gcide)
Harefoot \Hare"foot`\ (-f[oo^]t`), n.
1. (Zool.) A long, narrow foot, carried (that is, produced or
extending) forward; -- said of dogs.
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2. (Bot.) A tree (Ochroma Lagopus) of the West Indies,
having the stamens united somewhat in the form of a hare's
foot.
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Harefoot clover (Bot.), a species of clover ({Trifolium
arvense}) with soft and silky heads.
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