hop clover

Meanings

nounhop clover (plural hop clovers)

nounprostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America

Similar

black medickyellow trefoilnonesuch cloverMedicago lupulina

Broader

nounclover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock

Similar

shamrocklesser yellow trefoilTrifolium dubium

Broader

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