trifolium arvense

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trifolium arvense - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Harefoot \Hare"foot`\ (-f[oo^]t`), n.
     1. (Zool.) A long, narrow foot, carried (that is, produced or
        extending) forward; -- said of dogs.
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     2. (Bot.) A tree (Ochroma Lagopus) of the West Indies,
        having the stamens united somewhat in the form of a hare's
        foot.
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     Harefoot clover (Bot.), a species of clover (Trifolium  arvense
        ) with soft and silky heads.
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  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.
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     Sweet clover. See Meliot.
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