Noun: hop clover hóp klow-vu(r)
- Prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America
"hop clover often grows in lawns and pastures";
- black medick, yellow trefoil, nonesuch clover, Medicago lupulina, hop trefoil [Brit]
- Clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock
"Hop clover is commonly worn on St. Patrick's Day";
- shamrock, lesser yellow trefoil, Trifolium dubium, hop trefoil [Brit]
Derived forms: hop clovers
Type of: clover, medic, medick, trefoil
Encyclopedia: Hop clover