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trefoil
n.
plant having leaves with three leaflets, clover
Trefoil
Trefoil (from Latin , "three-leaved plant", French , Italian , German and , Dutch same as clubs) is a graphic form composed of the outline of three overlapping rings used in architecture and
Christian symbolism. The term is also applied to other symbols of
three-fold shape.
trefoil
Noun
1. any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
(synonym) medic, medick
(hypernym) herb, herbaceous plant
(hyponym) moon trefoil, Medicago arborea
(member-holonym) Medicago, genus Medicago
2. a plant of the genus Trifolium
(synonym) clover
(hypernym) herb, herbaceous plant
(hyponym) alpine clover, Trifolium alpinum
(member-holonym) Trifolium, genus Trifolium
3. an architectural ornament in the form of three arcs arranged in a circle
(hypernym) architectural ornament
Trefoil
(n.)
Any plant of the genus Trifolium, which includes the white clover, red clover, etc.; -- less properly, applied also to the nonesuch, or black medic. See Clover, and Medic.
(n.)
An ornamental foliation consisting of three divisions, or foils.
(n.)
A charge representing the clover leaf.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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