Trefoil (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Synonyms

• Medic
• Medick

Hypernyms

• Herb
• Herbaceous Plant

Hyponyms

• Sickle Alfalfa
• Nonesuch Clover
• Medicago Lupulina
• Medicago Intertexta
• Medicago Falcata
• Sickle Lucerne
• Lucerne
• Medicago Arborea
• Moon Trefoil
• Black Medick
• Alfalfa
• Calvary Clover
• Hop Clover

Meaning ²

A plant of the genus Trifolium.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Synonyms

• Clover

Hypernyms

• Herb

Hyponyms

• White Clover
• Alpine Clover
• Trifolium Dubium
• Shamrock
• Lesser Yellow Trefoil
• Trifolium Incarnatum
• Red Clover
• Buffalo Clover
• Trifolium Pratense
• Crimson Clover
• Trifolium Stoloniferum
• Hop Clover
• Trifolium Repens

Meaning ³

An architectural ornament in the form of three arcs arranged in a circle.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.