sweet clover
nounDefinition of sweet clover
: any of a genus (Melilotus) of Old World legumes that have trifoliolate leaves and are widely grown for soil improvement or hay
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Yellow blossom sweet clover is an excellent nutrient scavenger and helps build good soil structure. — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, "Everything You Need To Know About Planting Cover Crops For A Healthy Garden," 22 Aug. 2017 Plant dill, parsley, sweet clover, and other herbs to attract adult flies. — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, "10 Insects You Should Actually Want Around Your Plants," 11 May 2016 Inside each was a carefully dried and pressed seed pod: a sweet clover from Egypt, a wild wheat found only in northern Syria, an ancient variety of bread wheat. — Somini Sengupta, New York Times, "How a Seed Bank, Almost Lost in Syria’s War, Could Help Feed a Warming Planet," 13 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sweet clover.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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