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STINKING CLOVER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stinking clover mean?
• STINKING CLOVER (noun)
The noun STINKING CLOVER has 1 sense:
1. plant of western North America having trifoliate leaves and white or pink spider-shaped flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental
Familiarity information: STINKING CLOVER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Plant of western North America having trifoliate leaves and white or pink spider-shaped flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Cleome serrulata; Rocky Mountain bee plant; stinking clover
Hypernyms ("stinking clover" is a kind of...):
cleome; spiderflower (any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers)
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