[clo.ver] n [ME, fr. OE clafre; akin to OHG kleo clover] (bef. 12c) 1: any of a genus (Trifolium) of low leguminous herbs having trifoliolate leaves and flowers in dense heads and including many that are valuable for forage and attractive to bees
2: any of various leguminous plants (as of the genera Melilotus, Lespedeza, or Medicago) other than the clovers (genus Trifolium) -- in clover or in the clover : in prosperity or in pleasant circumstances