Clo″ver (klō″vẽr), n. [OE. claver, clover, AS. clǣfre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee, Sw. klöfver.] (Bot.) A plant of different species of the genus Trifolium; as the common red clover, T. pratense, the white, T. repens, and the hare's foot, T. arvense.
Clover weevil(Zoöl.) a small weevil (Apion apricans), that destroys the seeds of clover. — Clover worm(Zoöl.), 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.