English noun: trefoil |
| 1. | trefoil (plant) any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves |
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| Synonyms | medic, medick |
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| Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | alfalfa, black medick, Calvary clover, hop clover, lucerne, Medicago arborea, Medicago echinus, Medicago falcata, Medicago intertexta, Medicago lupulina, Medicago sativa, moon trefoil, nonesuch clover, sickle alfalfa, sickle lucerne, sickle medick, yellow trefoil |
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| Member meronym | genus Medicago, Medicago |
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| 2. | trefoil (plant) a plant of the genus Trifolium |
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| Synonyms | clover |
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| Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | alpine clover, buffalo clover, crimson clover, dutch clover, hop clover, Italian clover, lesser yellow trefoil, purple clover, red clover, shamrock, shamrock, Trifolium alpinum, Trifolium dubium, Trifolium incarnatum, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium reflexum, Trifolium repens, Trifolium stoloniferum, white clover |
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| Member meronym | genus Trifolium, Trifolium |
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| 3. | trefoil (artifact) an architectural ornament in the form of three arcs arranged in a circle |
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| Broader (hypernym) | architectural ornament |
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