apion apricans

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apion apricans - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     Clover weevil (Zool.) a small weevil (Apion apricans),
        that destroys the seeds of clover.
  
     Clover worm (Zool.), the larva of a small moth (Asopia  costalis
        ), often very destructive to clover hay.
  
     In clover, in very pleasant circumstances; fortunate.
        [Colloq.]
  
     Sweet clover. See Meliot.
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