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    HOP CLOVER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrockplay

    Synonyms:

    hop clover; lesser yellow trefoil; shamrock; Trifolium dubium

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("hop clover" is a kind of...):

    clover; trefoil (a plant of the genus Trifolium)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North Americaplay

    Synonyms:

    black medick; hop clover; Medicago lupulina; nonesuch clover; yellow trefoil

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    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)

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