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# clover

noun (clover, uncountable; a clover, clovers)

«clover» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Clover is a small wild plant with leaves made of three round parts, and small white, pink or purple flower heads. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clover/#m1)
2. A four-leaf clover is a rare clover leaf with four parts, said to bring good luck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clover/#m2)

### In the lessons

In nature walks children find clover in lawns and fields; bees love its flowers. Farmers grow clover for animals to eat and to make the soil richer. In stories, a four-leaf clover is a lucky charm; the shamrock is linked with Ireland. Phrases: four-leaf clover, a field of clover, be in clover (live in comfort).

### Examples

- Bees were buzzing over the clover. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clover/#x1)
- I found a four-leaf clover in the playground! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clover/#x2)
- The cows grazed in a field of clover. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clover/#x3)
- Clover leaves usually have three parts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clover/#x4)
- We made a chain from clover flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clover/#x5)
- Some people believe a four-leaf clover brings luck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clover/#x6)
- After winning the prize, they were living in clover. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clover/#x7)

### Note

Usually uncountable (a field of clover), but countable for single plants or leaves (two clovers). The three-leaf shamrock, a symbol of Ireland, is a kind of clover. Luck from a four-leaf clover is a superstition, not a fact.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «clover» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clover/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«clover» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/clover.html) on Mova free.