HOP CLOVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hop clover mean? 

• HOP CLOVER (noun)
  The noun HOP CLOVER has 2 senses:

1. prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America

2. clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock

  Familiarity information: HOP CLOVER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOP CLOVER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

black medick; hop clover; Medicago lupulina; nonesuch clover; yellow trefoil

Hypernyms ("hop clover" is a kind of...):

medic; medick; trefoil (any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

hop clover; lesser yellow trefoil; shamrock; Trifolium dubium

Hypernyms ("hop clover" is a kind of...):

clover; trefoil (a plant of the genus Trifolium)