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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Clover \Clo"ver\ (kl[=o]"v[~e]r), n. [OE. claver, clover, AS.
     cl[=ae]fre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee,
     Sw. kl["o]fver.] (Bot.)
     A plant of different species of the genus {Trifolium}; as the
     common red clover, {Trifolium pratense}, the white,
     {Trifolium repens}, and the hare's foot, {Trifolium arvense}.


     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Clover weevil} (Zool.) a small weevil ({Apion apricans}),
        that destroys the seeds of clover.
  
     {Clover worm} (Zool.), the larva of a small moth ({Asopia
        costalis}), often very destructive to clover hay.
  
     {In clover}, in very pleasant circumstances; fortunate.
        [Colloq.]
  
     {Sweet clover}. See {Meliot}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  clover
       n : a plant of the genus Trifolium [syn: {trefoil}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  71 Moby Thesaurus words for "clover":
     Easy Street, affluence, bed of roses, comfort, contentment,
     deuce-ace, ease, easy circumstances, felicity, fleshpots,
     gracious life, gracious living, happiness, lap of luxury, leash,
     life of ease, loaves and fishes, luxury, prosperity,
     prosperousness, security, set of three, shamrock, solid comfort,
     success, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, the affluent life,
     the good life, three, threesome, thriving condition, tierce,
     trefoil, trey, triad, trialogue, triangle, tricorn, trident,
     triennium, trihedron, trilogy, trimester, trine, trinity,
     trinomial, trio, triphthong, triple crown, triple threat, triplet,
     triplopy, tripod, triptych, trireme, triseme, triskelion, trisul,
     triumvirate, triunity, trivet, troika, upward mobility, velvet,
     weal, wealth, welfare, well-being
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Clover
       
           A {protocoll} similar to {packet
          radio} or {AMTOR}.
       
          (1995-03-03)
       
       

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Clover, SC (town, FIPS 15355)
    Location: 35.11206 N, 81.22705 W
    Population (1990): 3422 (1414 housing units)
    Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Clover, VA (town, FIPS 17632)
    Location: 36.83389 N, 78.73389 W
    Population (1990): 198 (100 housing units)
    Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 24534

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Clover, SC -- U.S. town in South Carolina
     Population (2000):    4014
     Housing Units (2000): 1635
     Land area (2000):     2.800157 sq. miles (7.252373 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.011330 sq. miles (0.029344 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.811487 sq. miles (7.281717 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            15355
     Located within:       South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
     Location:             35.112194 N, 81.226848 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Clover, SC
      Clover
  

















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