HOP CLOVER
Dictionary entry overview: What does hop clover mean? • HOP CLOVER (noun)
The noun HOP CLOVER has 2 senses:
1. prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America
2. clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock
Familiarity information: HOP CLOVER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HOP CLOVER (noun)
Meaning:
Prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
black medick; hop clover; Medicago lupulina; nonesuch clover; yellow trefoil
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)
Meaning:
Clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
lesser yellow trefoil; Trifolium dubium; hop clover; shamrock
Hypernyms ("hop clover" is a kind of...):
clover; trefoil (a plant of the genus Trifolium)
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