heart clover

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English

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Heart clover (Medicago arabica)

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Etymology

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From Middle English hartclaver, herte clovre, heortclæfre, from Old English heortclǣfre, equivalent to heart +‎ clover.

Noun

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heart clover (plural heart clovers)

  1. A flowering plant (Medicago arabica) in the pea and bean family Fabaceae native to the Mediterranean basin but now found throughout the world.
    Synonyms: spotted medick, spotted burclover

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