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/pˈərpəl klˈoʊvər/ Listen

Purple clover

noun

Erect to decumbent short-lived perennial having red-purple to pink flowers; the most commonly grown forage clover. Synonyms: red clover, Trifolium pratense.

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"Purple clover" Quotes from Famous Books

... and where the poppies burn, They return All across the dreamy downs, Little wings that flutter and beat O'er the sweet Bluffs the purple clover crowns. ...

— Collected Poems - Volume One (of 2) • Alfred Noyes

... of dewdrops to greet the dawn, Hundreds of bees in the purple clover, Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn, But only one mother the wide ...

— Pinafore Palace • Various

... done— Put by the lute. Song and singing soon are over As the airy shades that hover In among the purple clover. I have done— Put by the lute. Once I sang as early thrushes Sing among the dewy bushes; Now I'm mute. I am like a weary linnet, For my throat has no song in it; I have had my singing minute. I have done. ...

— Martin Eden • Jack London