n. A name of various common species of plants of the genus Trifolium, natural order Leguminosæ.n. One of several plants of other genera belonging to the same order.n. n. In Texas, Marsilea macropoda, a plant of some forage value in shady bottoms. See Marsilea.n. Same as annual red clover.n. In California: Trifolium fucatum, a true clover, probably with some allied species or varieties. These are succulent plants with light-colored foliage.n. T. obtusiflorum, a species having an acid taste and clammy with an acid exudation. The Indians regard it as one of the best for eating, the exudation being generally washed off. Also called salt clover and, as growing near springs, spring-clover.n. Same as bear-clover.