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BUFFALO CLOVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Clover of western United States
Synonyms:
buffalo clover; Trifolium reflexum; Trifolium stoloniferum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("buffalo clover" is a kind of...):
clover; trefoil (a plant of the genus Trifolium)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States
Synonyms:
bluebonnet; buffalo clover; Lupinus subcarnosus; Texas bluebonnet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("buffalo clover" is a kind of...):
lupin; lupine (any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers)