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sweet clover

noun



sweet clover

noun

  1. another name for melilot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sweet clover1

First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences

He’s especially concerned about heavy growth of sweet clover.

It’s a time-consuming task — 10 minutes of pulling sweet clover, filaree, primrose and other plants, roots and all, might only clear a few square feet of sand.

But so far this year, they’ve seen fields of sweet clover and alfalfa blooming next to their hives.

“But here, it just can’t quite get its footing in to become a dominant. “Honeybees adore these sweet clovers.”

Kirk said he is growing buckwheat, cowpeas and yellow sweet clover as cover crops to find out which one yields the most watermelons.

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