[mass noun]a herbaceous plant of the pea family, which has dense globular flower heads and leaves which are typically three-lobed. It is an important and widely grown fodder and rotational crop 三叶草,苜蓿
Genus Trifolium, family Leguminosae: many species, in particular red clover (T. pratense) and white or Dutch clover (T. repens) 车轴草属,豆科: 多种,尤指红三叶草(拉丁名T. pratense)和白色(或荷兰)三叶草(拉丁名T. repens)
常用词组 in clover
in ease and luxury 生活安逸奢华,养尊处优 if your sister married the old codger we could be in clover. 若你的姐妹嫁给那怪老头,我们就能养尊处优了。
语源
Old English clāfre, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch klaver and German Klee