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Apion apricans

Clover \Clo"ver\ (kl[=o]"v[~e]r), n. [OE. claver, clover, AS. cl[=ae]fre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee, Sw. kl["o]fver.] (Bot.) A plant of different species of the genus Trifolium; as the common red clover, Trifolium pratense, the white, Trifolium repens, and the hare's foot, Trifolium arvense.

Clover weevil (Zo["o]l.) a small weevil ( Apion apricans), that destroys the seeds of clover.

Clover worm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a small moth ( Asopia costalis), often very destructive to clover hay.

In clover, in very pleasant circumstances; fortunate.

Sweet clover. See Meliot.