NOUN | plant | hop clover, black medick, yellow trefoil, nonesuch clover, Medicago lupulina | prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods |
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plant | hop clover, shamrock, lesser yellow trefoil, Trifolium dubium | clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers |
Meaning | prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America. | |
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Synonyms | black medick, yellow trefoil, nonesuch clover, Medicago lupulina | |
Broader | medic, medick, trefoil | Any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves |
Meaning | clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock. | |
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Synonyms | shamrock, lesser yellow trefoil, Trifolium dubium | |
Broader | clover, trefoil | A plant of the genus Trifolium |
Spanish | shamrock | |
Catalan | Trifolium dubium |
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