heart clover
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English hartclaver, herte clovre, heortclæfre, from Old English heortclǣfre, equivalent to heart + clover.
Noun
[edit]heart clover (plural heart clovers)
- 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
References
[edit]Medicago arabica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia