Nonesuch Clover (Noun)
Meaning
Prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The fields were overgrown with nonesuch clover, which had spread rapidly since its introduction to North America.
- As she walked through the meadow, she noticed the distinctive curved black pods of nonesuch clover peaking out from beneath the taller grasses.
- Nonesuch clover has become a common sight in lawns and gardens throughout the eastern United States, where it has naturalized.
- The botanist carefully examined the small yellow flowers of the nonesuch clover to confirm its identity.
- Despite its invasive tendencies, nonesuch clover is often valued for its ability to fix nitrogen in poor soils.