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HOP CLOVER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

hop clover; lesser yellow trefoil; shamrock; Trifolium dubium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("hop clover" is a kind of...):

clover; trefoil (a plant of the genus Trifolium)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

black medick; hop clover; Medicago lupulina; nonesuch clover; yellow trefoil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("hop clover" is a kind of...):

medic; medick; trefoil (any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves)

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