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

synonyms: medic, medick.

Roget 92: Triality^†, trinity; triunity^†.    three, triad, triplet, trey, trio, ternion^†, leash; shamrock, tierce^†, spike-team [U.S.], trefoil; triangle, trident, triennium^†, trigon^†, trinomial, trionym^†, triplopia^†, tripod, trireme, triseme^†, triskele^†, triskelion, trisula^†.    third power, cube; cube root.    ... show more

A plant of the genus Trifolium.

synonym: clover.

Dutch: klaver

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