rabbit-foot clover

or rabbit's-foot clover

[ rab-it-foot ]

noun

1. a plant, Trifolium arvense, having trifoliate leaves with narrow leaflets and fuzzy, cylindrical, grayish-pink flower heads.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rabbit-foot clover¹

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Example Sentences

I admire the feathery, fuzzy, pink-tipped, rabbit-foot clover," said Mary; "it is quite fragrant, and usually covered with butterflies.

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