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Language: Old English
Origin: clafre

clover

 noun
     
clover
Related topics: Plants
clo‧ver [uncountable]
1HBP a small plant, usually with three leaves on each stem. If you find one with four leaves, it is thought to bring you luck:
a four-leaf clover
2

in clover

informal living comfortably because you have plenty of money:
The money kept him in clover for years.
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