clover

1.名詞B1

釋義

a low-growing wild plant whose thin stems each carry a group of three small rounded leaves, with round pink, purple, or white flower heads, often planted as food for farm animals or to improve soil quality

例句

Clover grows well in poor soil and feeds cattle and sheep on the farm.

clover as animal feed / pasture crop

Elena found a four-leaf clover near an oak tree and pressed it in her diary.

four-leaf clover = lucky charm

同義詞

shamrock
refers specifically to a young clover shoot or a stylised three-leaf symbol representing Ireland; not used for field clover or animal feed
trefoil
a more technical botanical term for any plant with three leaflets, including clover; less common in everyday speech

用法筆記

Uncountable when referring to the plant as a crop or ground cover (e.g., 'fields of clover'). Countable when referring to an individual plant or leaf (e.g., 'a lucky clover').

clover — noun

1. a low-growing wild plant whose thin stems each carry a group of three small roun

用法筆記