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Trefoil
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Noun Trefoil has 3 senses
- trefoil(n = noun.plant) medic, medick - any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves; Array is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
- trefoil(n = noun.plant) clover - a plant of the genus Trifolium; Array is a member of genus trifolium, trifolium
- trefoil(n = noun.artifact) Array - an architectural ornament in the form of three arcs arranged in a circle; Array is a kind of architectural ornament
is a member of genus medicago, medicago
has particulars: medicago arborea, moon trefoil, medicago falcata, sickle alfalfa, sickle lucerne, sickle medick, calvary clover, medicago echinus, medicago intertexta, black medick, hop clover, medicago lupulina, nonesuch clover, yellow trefoil, alfalfa, lucerne, medicago sativa
has particulars: alpine clover, trifolium alpinum, hop clover, lesser yellow trefoil, shamrock, trifolium dubium, crimson clover, italian clover, trifolium incarnatum, purple clover, red clover, trifolium pratense, buffalo clover, trifolium reflexum, trifolium stoloniferum, dutch clover, shamrock, trifolium repens, white clover
is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
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Trefoil, n. & adj.
--n.
1 any leguminous plant of the genus Trifolium, with leaves of three leaflets and flowers of various colours, esp. clover.
2 any plant with similar leaves.
3 a three-lobed ornamentation, esp. in tracery windows.
4 a thing arranged in or with three lobes.
--adj. of or concerning a three-lobed plant, window tracery, etc.
--n.
1 any leguminous plant of the genus Trifolium, with leaves of three leaflets and flowers of various colours, esp. clover.
2 any plant with similar leaves.
3 a three-lobed ornamentation, esp. in tracery windows.
4 a thing arranged in or with three lobes.
--adj. of or concerning a three-lobed plant, window tracery, etc.
Derivative
trefoiled adj. (also in comb.).
Etymology
ME f. AF trifoil f. L trifolium (as TRI-, folium leaf)
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Trefoil
clover, deuce-ace, leash, set of three, shamrock, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, trey, triad, trialogue, triangle, tricorn, trident, triennium, trihedron, trilogy, trimester, trine, trinity, trinomial, trio, triphthong, triple crown, triple threat, triplet, triplopy, tripod, triptych, trireme, triseme, triskelion, trisul, triumvirate, triunity, trivet, troikaROGET THESAURUS
Trefoil
Triality
N triality, trinity, triunity, three, triad, triplet, trey, trio, ternion, leash, shamrock, tierce, spike-team, trefoil, triangle, trident, triennium, trigon, trinomial, trionym, triplopia, tripod, trireme, triseme, triskele, triskelion, trisula, third power, cube, cube root, three, triform, trinal, trinomial, tertiary, ternary, triune, triarch, triadie, triple, tri-, tris-, tria juncta in uno.
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