red clover

noun

A clover (Trifolium pratense), with red flowers, found in Europe, Asia and North America.

Similar
purple cloverTrifolium pratense

Meanings

nounred clover (countable and uncountable, plural red clovers)

plural red clovers

  1. countableuncountableA clover (Trifolium pratense), with red flowers, found in Europe, Asia and North America.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounerect to decumbent short-lived perennial having red-purple to pink flowers; the most commonly grown forage clover

Similar
purple cloverTrifolium pratense
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan trèvol comú, trèvol dels prats
  • trèvol comúTrifolium pratense
  • trèvol dels pratsTrifolium pratense
Dutch rode klaver
  • rode klaverTrifolium pratense
Finnish puna-apila
  • puna-apilaTrifolium pratense
French trèfle des prés, trèfle violet
  • trèfle des présTrifolium pratense
  • trèfle violetTrifolium pratense
German Wiesenklee, Rotklee
  • WiesenkleeTrifolium pratense
  • RotkleeTrifolium pratense
Irish seamair dhearg, seamair chapaill
  • seamair dheargTrifolium pratense
  • seamair chapaillTrifolium pratense
Japanese 紫詰草, 赤詰草
  • 紫詰草 (murasakitsumekusa)Trifolium pratense
  • 赤詰草 (akatsumekusa)Trifolium pratense
Korean 붉은토끼풀
  • 붉은토끼풀 (bulgeuntokkipul)Trifolium pratense
Norwegian Bokmål rødkløver, raudkløver
  • rødkløverTrifolium pratense
  • raudkløverTrifolium pratense
Polish koniczyna
  • koniczynaTrifolium pratense
Russian кра́сный кле́вер
  • кра́сный кле́вер (krásnyj kléver)Trifolium pratense
Scottish Gaelic deocan dearg
  • deocan deargTrifolium pratense
Swedish rödklöver
  • rödklöverTrifolium pratense
Turkish çayır tirfili
  • çayır tirfiliTrifolium pratense
Welsh meillion coch
  • meillion cochTrifolium pratense
Cite this entry
APA

red clover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20clover

MLA

“red clover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20clover. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “red clover,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20clover.

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